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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 1, 1833 - February 24, 1834, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.
Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 1, 1833 - February 24, 1834, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.
Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
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Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 31, 1833 - February 24, 1834, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.
Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 31, 1833 - February 24, 1834, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.
Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
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Address On The Right Of Suffrage, Seth Luther
Address On The Right Of Suffrage, Seth Luther
Pamphlets: Contemporary Assessments of the Dorr Rebellion
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An Appeal In Favor Of That Class Of Americans Called Africans, Lydia Maria Child, Paul Royster (Editor)
An Appeal In Favor Of That Class Of Americans Called Africans, Lydia Maria Child, Paul Royster (Editor)
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The roots of white supremacy lie in the institution of negro slavery. From the 15th through the 19th century, white Europeans trafficked in abducted and enslaved Africans and justified the practice with excuses that seemed somehow to reconcile the injustice with their professed Christianity. The United States was neither the first nor the last nation to abolish slavery, but its proclaimed principles of freedom and equality were made ironic by the nation’s reluctance to extend recognition to all Americans.
“Americans” is what Mrs. Child calls those fellow countrymen of African ancestry; citizenship and equality are what she proposed beyond simple …