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title: 'Speech in Edinburgh Regarding the Injustice of American Slavery'
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authors:
- 'James William Charles Pennington'
date: 1850-01-03
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Slavery'
- 'Race Relations and Slavery'
scriptures:
- 'Philemon 1'
- 'Galatians 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/pennington-1850-speech-in-edinburgh-regarding-the-injustice-of-american-slavery
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# Speech in Edinburgh Regarding the Injustice of American Slavery

James Pennington (1850) argues passionately that American slavery is theft, murder, and moral corruption, refuting pro-slavery readings of Scripture and urging its abolition.

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