Parker, Theodore: The Effect of Slavery on the American People. A Sermon Preached at the Music Hall, Boston, on Sunday, July 4, 1858. Revised by the Author

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Parker, Theodore : The Effect of Slavery on the American People. A Sermon Preached at the Music Hall, Boston, on Sunday, July 4, 1858. Revised by the Author

William L. Kent & Company, Boston, MA, 1858

Original publisher's beige paper wrappers. 5 3/4" x 9." Fourteen pages, complete. Former owner's stamp in upper-right corner of title page: "S. A. Wright, Jr." Pages are clean and intact overall but the first page is loose and they have light age toning, faint dampstaining at top, a split along spine measuring 2 1/4" from the tail, and significant chipping about halfway down from the top that extends about 3/4" inward from spine and fore-edge. Text is still readable and barely affected by said chipping. A Good copy. A sermon by Theodore Parker (1810-1860), an American Transcendentalist, Unitarian minister, and abolitionist. In this sermon, Parker speaks about the inherent evils of slavery and the damage it does to society. Parker makes several arguments in favor of abolition including a contrast between the ideals of American democracy and the corruption of societies past in the time of "vicariousness" and "barbarism." He says that the institution of slavery is inherently degrading to the slave in response to erroneous arguments of the time that suggest slavery somehow uplifts the slave. He also says that slavery is detrimental to industry, economics, politics, the arts, literature, education, and religion and explains why. Parker further states that slavery is contrary to the principles of American democracy and is "destined to ruin.". Book. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Soft cover

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