As a defender of slavery, John C. Calhoun made arguments explicitly opposed to the Founders’ conception of individual rights. Calhoun, in his Disquisition on Government, denied the existence of a state of nature in which people are born free and equal. For Calhoun, this state of nature never did nor can exist; all men are ...
After seeing the movie “Amazing Grace” which focuses on the life of William Wilberforce, I became intrigued with the man, wondering if he would live up to his legend. After some research, I have to say that, indeed, he does. A well-known abolitionist, Wilberforce did not begin that way. In fact, he originally knew very ...
The British trade in African slaves proved both Britain’s darkest hour and its shining moment because of their early activity in promoting the slave trade, and their lead in ending all slave trading respectively. British merchants helped promote the trade in African slaves by finding trading partners, who traded slaves, and in turn trading those ...
Sojourner Truth was born in 1797 with the name Isabella Baumfree on the Hardenbergh plantation as a slave. Her native language was Dutch but quickly learned English after having been moved to a new master. Her new master beat hear repeatedly for miscommunication issues. These beatings caused her to turn to religion. In 1817 she ...
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