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Antislavery in the United States 1776-1865:
A Pathfinder
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Antislavery Literature Project
This digital archive contains historical and contemporary accounts of slavery. One will
find a wealth of material regarding slavery in the United States, including materials authored by
Emerson. This collection has poetry, fiction (adult and children), tracts, and travel
accounts, all describing slavery. This site is maintained by the
English Department
of Arizona State University
and the EServer
at Iowa State University’s English Department.
Hathi Trust Digital Library
This digital repository makes available collections from numerous research libraries. Use the
Catalog for locating
items about Emerson’s antislavery views.
Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882 by Ann Woodlief
Woodlief presents a brief biography, links to other biographies, bibliographies, online texts,
and other Emerson websites. This page is a good first start in researching Emerson.
The article is part of the American
Transcendentalism Web.
Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Collection
The Cornell University Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections maintains this excellent resource containing
antislavery material. One may search or browse this website for digitized pamphlets authored by Emerson.
Transcendental Ideas: Political and Social Reform - Ralph Waldo Emerson as Abolitionist by Shannon Riley
This brief article touches upon Emerson’s role in the antislavery movement.
The article is part of the American
Transcendentalism Web.
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