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Correspondence from the United States, 1859–1861
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New York, October 17, [18]59 People are rather preoccupied with the internal politics of the country. The abortive attempt of [the abolitionist John] Brown and his accomplices, and their execution…

Contributor:

Salomon de Rothschild

Places:

New York City, United States of America

Date:

1859–1861

Subjects:

Travel, Politics, Economic life, Slavery, Cities, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters, Travel Writing
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