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Plan for the Invasion of Jamaica to Emancipate Slaves and Interrogation Testimony to British Authorities Following His Arrest for the Plan to Emancipate Slaves in Jamaica
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“When the genie of liberty inspired me the noble project to carry to the English, our natural…

Contributor:

Isaac Sasportas

Places:

Kingston, Great Britain (Kingston, Jamaica)

Date:

1799

Subjects:

Slavery, Rebellion, Emancipation, Race, Politics

Categories:

Historical writing, Political Culture
The Bible View of Slavery
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A Civil War–era Jewish leader defends the institution of slavery in the South based on his reading of the Hebrew Bible.

Contributor:

Morris Jacob Raphall

Places:

New York City, United States of America

Date:

1861

Subjects:

Slavery, Bible, Politics, Scholarship, Rabbis, Sermons

Categories:

Political Culture, Sermons