Book · 1833 · Slavery
An appeal in favor of that class of Americans called Africans
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This is published 14 years before Lydia Child is going to write a book called An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans, which is kind of probably the first big anti-slavery book.
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An appeal in favor of that class of Americans called Africans by Lydia Maria Child is a prominent historical text advocating for the abolition of slavery in the United States. Robert Evans discussed the book on Behind the Bastards while providing historical context for early anti-slavery literature, noting that it was published fourteen years after a previously mentioned historical vampire narrative and stands as one of the earliest major anti-slavery books. Similarly, Cornel West brought up the work on The Joe Rogan Experience, explaining that Lydia Child wrote the book in 1834 and that it was deeply influenced by David Walker's foundational anti-slavery writing, specifically his famous work appealing to the colored citizens of the world. West situated the text within the broader history of white resistance to white supremacy in America. Both podcasters used the book to illustrate the historical lineage of abolitionist literature and the intellectual networks that sustained early resistance movements against human bondage in the United States.
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Cornel West she wrote a book in 1834 called an appeal for that class of americans called africans it was deeply influen… 1
“she wrote a book in 1834 called an appeal for that class of americans called africans it was deeply influenced by one of the greatest works ever written at that time by david walker appealed the colored citizens of the world”
Robert Evans This is published 14 years before Lydia Child is going to write a book called An Appeal in Favor of That Cl… 1
“This is published 14 years before Lydia Child is going to write a book called An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans, which is kind of probably the first big anti-slavery book.”
