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Antislavery in the United States 1776-1865:
A Pathfinder
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Theodore Parker
The Antislavery Literature Project
This digital archive contains historical and contemporary accounts of slavery, including several by and about
Theodore Parker.
Parker’s The Effect of Slavery on the American People and
The Slave Power are available to read.
This site is maintained by the
English Department
of Arizona State University
and the EServer
at Iowa State University’s English Department.
Carr, Glynis. Index to The Liberty Bell.
The Liberty Bell is an American Anti-Slavery publication containing essays and poetry from various abolitionists,
including Theodore Parker.
From Slavery to Freedom: The African-American Pamphlet Collection
This digital collection from the Library of Congress complements the African American Perspectives
listed above and contains primary resources pertaining to slavery and antislavery. Below are two titles authored by Parker:
The present aspect of slavery in America and the immediate duty of the North. . .
The relation of slavery to a republican form of government. . .
HathiTrust Digital Library
This digital repository makes available collections from numerous research libraries. Use the
Catalog for locating
items by and about Parker.
Internet Archive
This digital library provides a gateway to online antislavery documents, including those by Theodore Parker.
The American Experience - John Brown’s Holy War
This website is a companion to the PBS American Experience film of the same name. This site provides a good overview of
John Brown by providing brief info about his life and other personalities tied to Brown (Parker being one of the Secret Six), maps, a timeline, and a teacher’s
guide.
The Liberator Files
This site maintained by Horace Sheldon contains articles from The Liberator, including
several authored by or about Theodore Parker.
Making of America (MOA) - Joint venture between Cornell University and the University of Michigan.
This digital library contains scanned images of US primary and secondary sources from 1850 to 1877. A good
amount of material pertaining to antislavery sentiment, fugitive slaves, and the Civil War
can be found in this site, including material about Theodore Parker. The Cornell
version focuses on popular journals of the time, but also contains the War of the
Rebellion series. The
University of Michigan version focuses on books/monographs.
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, including many by Theodore Parker.
Slaves and the Courts 1740-1860
This digital library is part of the Library of Congress American Memory project. The collection contains full texts of books and pamphlets
on the legal issues of slavery. Theodore Parker’s involvement in the Anthony Burns Affair can be read in the following:
The Trial of Theodore Parker
Boston Slave Riot, and Trial of Anthony Burns
The New Crime against Humanity . . .
Theodore Parker
Provides an overview of Parker’s life. Dean Grodzins authored this biography for the
Dictionary of Unitarian and Universalist Biography. Start with this website first for a good intro to Parker.
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