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title: 'Letters on American Slavery, Addressed to Mr. Thomas Rankin, Merchant at Middlebrook, Augusta Co., VA.'
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authors:
- 'John Rankin'
date: 1833-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Slavery'
- 'Race Relations and Slavery'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 17'
- 'Song of Solomon 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/rankin-1833-letters-on-american-slavery-addressed-to-mr-thomas-rankin-merchant-at-middlebrook-augusta-co-va
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# Letters on American Slavery, Addressed to Mr. Thomas Rankin, Merchant at Middlebrook, Augusta Co., VA.

Abolitionist letters arguing slavery is unjust, using Scripture and natural science to refute racial inferiority and urging moral and civic action for emancipation.

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