The Practicability of the Abolition of Slavery: A Lecture, Delivered at the Lyceum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, February, 1831 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Theodore Sedgwick

 
9781331237273: The Practicability of the Abolition of Slavery: A Lecture, Delivered at the Lyceum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, February, 1831 (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

A bold call to end slavery framed by economic reform and moral justice. It argues that slavery and tariffs are artificial burdens on society.

This edition presents Theodore Sedgwick’s 1831 lecture, delivered in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and challenges the permanence of slavery and the tariff. It links moral rights with practical economics, urging readers to reconsider policy and practice in light of justice.

  • Understand how slavery, freedom, and commerce are discussed as interconnected social issues.
  • Explore arguments that a more productive economy could come with the abolition of slavery.
  • See why the author connects justice for enslaved people with broader political reform.
  • Consider historical context and how ideas of liberty and policy shaped public debate.
Ideal for readers of history, abolition-era reform, and 19th-century political thought.

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