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Angelina Grimke, Appeal to the Christian Women of the South (New York: American Anti-Slavery Society), 1836

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Angelina Grimké. “Appeal to the Christian Women of the South”. Book excerpt, 1836. From TeachingAmerican History. https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/appeal-to-christian-women-of-the-south/ (accessed January 19, 2022)Description: Grimke writes an anti-slavery tract.

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Authors: Susan Jennings, Christopher Gilliland, Nancy Schurr, Linda Coslett

Boston Massacre Painting by Paul Revere

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Smith, Sidney Lawton, Engraver, and Paul Revere. The bloody massacre perpetrated in King - Street Boston on March 5th, by a party of the 29th Regt. / engrav'd printed & sold by Paul Revere, Boston ; re-engraved by Sidney L. Smith. Boston Massachusetts, 1908. Boston, Mass.: Published by Charles E. Goodspeed. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2012648847/Embellished Engraving of the scene of the Boston Massacre by Paul Revere

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Authors: Susan Jennings, Christopher Gilliland

Frederick Douglass, "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro" Speech, July 4, 1852, Rochester, New York.

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Douglass, Frederick. "The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro"Speech, Rochester, NY, July4, 1852. Independence Hall Association (ushistory.org). https://www.ushistory.org/declaration/more/douglass.htmlDescription: Douglass' address to a predominantly white audience regarding the celebration of the Fourth of July by African Americans

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Authors: Susan Jennings, Christopher Gilliland, Linda Coslett, Nancy Schurr

“A Plea for Captain Brown,” Henry David Thoreau, October 30, 1859

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Thoreau, Henry David. 1906. The Writings of Henry David Thoreau (WaldenEdition) Translated by Bradley Dean (Thoreau Institute) Boston:Houghton Mifflinand Company, 1906 (https://archive.vcu.edu/english/engweb/transcendentalism/authors/thoreau/johnbrown.html)Description:A eulogy on the day of John Brown’s execution

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Authors: Susan Jennings, Linda Coslett, Nancy Schurr, Christopher Gilliland

Jefferson Davis's Inaugural Address Montgomery, Alabama February 1861

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Davis, Jefferson. "First Inaugural Address." Transcript of speechdelivered at the Alabama Capitol, Montgomery, Alabama, February 18, 1861.https://jeffersondavis.rice.edu/archives/documents/jefferson-davis-first-inaugural-addressDescription: The Confederate President addresses his countrymen

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Authors: Susan Jennings, Christopher Gilliland, Linda Coslett, Nancy Schurr

John Brown’s Address to the Court, December 1859

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Brown, John. Address of John Brown to the Virginia Court, when about to receive the sentence ofdeath, for his heroic attempt at Harper's Ferry to give deliverance to the captives, and to let theoppressed go free ... Boston. Printed by C. C. Mead, 91 Washin. Boston, 1859. Pdf.https://www.loc.gov/item/rbpe.06500500/Description: John Brown defends himself before his sentence is rendered

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Authors: Susan Jennings, Christopher Gilliland, Nancy Schurr, Linda Coslett

William Lloyd Garrison, from The Liberator, “To the Public,” January 1, 1831, Excerpts

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Garrison, William Lloyd. “To The Public”. The Liberator. January 01, 1831. From Teaching AmericanHistory. https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/to-the-public/ (accessed January 19, 2022).Description: First page of the inaugural issue of this anti-slavery newspaper.

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Authors: Susan Jennings, Christopher Gilliland, Nancy Schurr, Linda Coslett

Primary Sources for Civil War and Reconstruction

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2 articles written by Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass, “What Shall Be Done with the Slaves if Emancipated?” Douglass Monthly, January 1862Frederick Douglass, “Why Should a Colored Man Enlist?” Douglass’ Monthly, April 1863Letter from James Henry Gooding to President LincolnJames Henry Gooding to President Lincoln, September 28, 1863, published in Herbert Aptheker, ed., A Documentary History of the Negro People in the United States (New York: Citadel Press, 1951), 482-84.

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Authors: Susan Jennings, Christopher Gilliland, Nancy Schurr, Linda Coslett

Peter Oliver, letter to the Massachusetts Gazette, January 1776, selections:

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"A Boston-born Loyalist and Supreme Court judge in Massachusetts, Peter Oliver condemned the American rebellion as illegal, unfounded, and utterly self-destructive. For his staunch defense of British imperial authority, Oliver was harassed by Sons of Liberty and forced from his judgeship in 1774. In January 1776, he published this address urging Continental soldiers to stop, think, and abandon the Patriot cause. Two months later, he left Boston with the British as they evacuated the town, and he eventually settled in England. In 1781 he published an irate account of the pre-revolutionary period titled Origin and Progress of the American Rebellion. In this address, Oliver responds to a statement issued about two months earlier by the officers of the Continental Army to its soldiers, urging them to remain in the downsized army and stand resolute despite hardship. What is Oliver’s goal in refuting the officers’ plea? How does he work to turn the soldiers against their officers? How does he intensify the impact of his address?"

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Author: Peter Oliver

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