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title: 'The Virginia Evangelical and Literary Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 7 [July 1819]'
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authors:
- 'John Holt Rice'
date: 1819-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Race Relations and Slavery'
- 'Colonization'
scriptures:
- 'Philemon 1'
- 'Galatians 3'
- 'Exodus 21'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/rice-1819-the-virginia-evangelical-and-literary-magazine-vol-2-no-7-july-1819
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# The Virginia Evangelical and Literary Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 7 [July 1819]

Early 19th-century essay calling slavery America’s great political evil; urges colonization and religious education for slaves, arguing literacy won’t spur insurrection.

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