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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
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.

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Morris Jacob Raphall

Places:

New York City, United States of America

Date:

1861

Subjects:

Slavery, Bible, Politics, Scholarship, Rabbis, Sermons

Categories:

Political Culture, Sermons