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The ABCs of Slavery
The ABCs of Slavery
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Abel Thomas, a Unitarian minister, writer, and antislavery activist from Philadelphia, published The ABCs of Slavery: A Primer of Freedom, a children's A-to-Z book about the evils of slavery, in 1864. Thomas used the pseudonym Iron Gray.
The book is vivid and unsparing as it describes the separation of slave families and the sad plight of young female slaves. The W ("Woman") page bemoans the fact that enslaved women's "sham" marriages wouldn't provide them with protection against their family members being sold. The page for Q ("Query") asks disturbing and provocative questions about the origins and fate of "quadroons," or mixed-race enslaved people.
The book is vivid and unsparing as it describes the separation of slave families and the sad plight of young female slaves. The W ("Woman") page bemoans the fact that enslaved women's "sham" marriages wouldn't provide them with protection against their family members being sold. The page for Q ("Query") asks disturbing and provocative questions about the origins and fate of "quadroons," or mixed-race enslaved people.
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