Bible Against Slavery or an Inquiry into the Genius of the Mosaic System & the Teachings of the Old Testament on the Subject of Human Rights

by Theodore Dwight Weld

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Genres: History

154 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1970

About the author

From Wikipedia: Theodore Dwight Weld (November 23, 1803 – February 3, 1895) was one of the architects of the American abolitionist movement during its formative years from 1830 to 1844, playing a role as writer, editor, speaker, and organizer. He is best known for his co-authorship of the authoritative compendium American Slavery as It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses, published in 1839. Harriet Beecher Stowe partly based Uncle Tom’s Cabin on Weld's text; the latter is regarded as second only to the former in its influence on the antislavery movement. Weld remained dedicated to the abolitionist movement until slavery was ended by the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1865.[1]

According to Lyman Beecher, the father of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Weld was "as eloquent as an angel, and as powerful as thunder."[2]: 323  His words were "logic on fire".[3]

In 1950, Weld was described as being "totally unknown to most Americans".[4]: v 

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