Wendell Phillips on Civil Rights and FreedomUniversity Press of America, 1982 - 221 pages |
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... Civil rights -- United States -- Addresses , essays , lectures . 3. United States -- History -- Civil War , 1861-1865 -- Addresses , essays , lectures . I. Filler , Louis , 1912- II . Title . E449.P5592 1982 326'.092'4 ISBN 0-8191-2793 ...
... Civil rights -- United States -- Addresses , essays , lectures . 3. United States -- History -- Civil War , 1861-1865 -- Addresses , essays , lectures . I. Filler , Louis , 1912- II . Title . E449.P5592 1982 326'.092'4 ISBN 0-8191-2793 ...
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... civil officer has to resist violence . Even if Lovejoy fired the first gun , it would not lessen his claim to our sympathy , or destroy his title to be considered a martyr in defense of a free press . The question now is , Did he act ...
... civil officer has to resist violence . Even if Lovejoy fired the first gun , it would not lessen his claim to our sympathy , or destroy his title to be considered a martyr in defense of a free press . The question now is , Did he act ...
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... civil and social contempt should be lifted from their shoulders . You may easily imagine the temper in which Mirabeau and Lafayette welcomed this munificent gift of the free mulattoes of the West Indies , and in which the petition for ...
... civil and social contempt should be lifted from their shoulders . You may easily imagine the temper in which Mirabeau and Lafayette welcomed this munificent gift of the free mulattoes of the West Indies , and in which the petition for ...
Contents
In Defense of Lovejoy | 1 |
The Boston Mob | 10 |
The Right of Petition | 23 |
Copyright | |
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