28 Nov 1837
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Newspaper
The Philanthropist
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1837
Page
1
A fragment from a Cincinnati Ohio based weekly by the Anti Slavery Society. The item advertises subscription rates two dollars per year and notes post paid communications to the editorial department at the corner of Main and Sixth streets.
The passage argues that slavery degrades human personhood, defining slavery as treating a person as property. It contrasts chattel status with God's image in man, cites Exodus and Deuteronomy on theft of persons, and rebukes slaveholding as violating the moral law and parental respect. It discusses apprenticeship, rights, and divine law to show slavery as a grave moral offense.
Letter fragment argues women should educate children and join abolitionist work as equal partners. It asserts teaching elevates character, expands moral duty beyond politics, and links human rights with effective schooling. The writer urges men to share in teaching and uphold equality as foundational to a republic.
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