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  1. In later years, Channing addressed the topic of slavery although he was never an ardent abolitionist. Channing wrote a book in 1835 entitled Slavery. Channing has, however, been described as a romantic racist.

  2. Jan 23, 2014 · Slavery by William Ellery Channing. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.

    • Channing, William Ellery, 1780-1842
    • Slavery
    • English
  3. William Ellery Channing, American author and moralist, a Congregationalist and, later, Unitarian clergyman. Channing was a leading figure in the development of New England Transcendentalism and of organized attempts in the U.S. to eliminate slavery, drunkenness, poverty, and war.

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  4. The deliberate, solemn conviction of good men through the world, that slavery is a grievous wrong to human nature, will make itself felt. To increase this moral power is every man's duty. To embody and express this great truth is in every man's power; and thus every man can do something to break the chain of the slave.

  5. Feb 5, 2009 · Channing, William Ellery, 1780-1842. Publication date. 1835. Topics. Slavery, Slavery. Publisher. Boston, J. Munroe and company. Collection. umass_amherst_libraries; blc; americana.

  6. Chapter I. Property. THE slave-holder claims the slave as his Property. The very idea of a slave is, that he belongs to another, that he is bound to live and labor for another, to be another's instrument, and to make another's will his habitual law, however adverse to his own.

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  8. May 1, 2014 · Written at a time when the United States was still profiting mightily from the fruits of slave labor, Channing presents a multi-faceted moral argument against the practice, as well as a practical...

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