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title: 'The Year of Jubilee; But Not to Africans: A Discourse, Delivered July 4th, 1825, Being the 49th Anniversary of American Independence'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Nathaniel Scudder Prime'
date: 1825-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Race Relations and Slavery'
- 'Public Worship'
scriptures:
- 'Mark 12'
- 'Matthew 7'
- 'Ephesians 6'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/prime-1825-the-year-of-jubilee-but-not-to-africans-a-discourse-delivered-july-4th-1825-being-the-49th-anniversary-of-american-independence
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# The Year of Jubilee; But Not to Africans: A Discourse, Delivered July 4th, 1825, Being the 49th Anniversary of American Independence

Nathaniel S. Prime's 1825 July 4 sermon "The Year of Jubilee" argues that the Declaration's 'all men are created equal' forbids American slavery, urging moral consistency and Scriptural duty.

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