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The Moral Character of Slavery: Letter No. 1

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Richmond 1851 newspaper page containing ads, medical and legal notices, horse-racing reports, a runaway enslaved-man notice, and an editorial critiquing British colonial policy.
Archive ⬩ Race Relations and Slavery, Social Issues
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Robert Lewis Dabney (1820–1898) was a Southern Presbyterian minister, theologian, and educator best known for his influential teaching and writing within nineteenth-century Reformed theology. He served for many years as a professor at Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, where he shaped generations of Presbyterian ministers through his lectures in systematic and pastoral theology. Dabney was also a prolific author whose theological works and essays continue to be published and read for their rigor, clarity, and strong confessional commitments.

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