Project Gutenberg 2010-05-23 Public domain in the USA. 75 Thompson, George 1804 1878 Breckinridge, Robert J. (Robert Jefferson) 1800 1871 Breckinridge, R. J. (Robert Jefferson) Breckenridge, Robert J. (Robert Jefferson) Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson Breckenridge, R. J. (Robert Jefferson) Discussion on American Slavery Produced by Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Discussion on American Slavery" by George Thompson and Robert J. Breckinridge is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This text presents a detailed debate between Thompson, an advocate for the abolition of slavery, and Breckinridge, a delegate from the Presbyterian Church in the U.S., regarding the moral and social implications of slavery in America. The main topic of the book revolves around the justifications and arguments concerning slavery, as well as the responsibilities of both Americans and Britons in addressing this contentious issue of human rights. At the start of the book, the culmination of correspondence between Thompson and Breckinridge lays the groundwork for their much-anticipated debate in Glasgow, Scotland. The introductory sections establish the context and urgency surrounding the issue of slavery in America during the 1830s, with both speakers articulating their views on the roles of Christian morality and societal obligation in this debate. Breckinridge expresses his hesitations about participating in the discussion, while Thompson is eager to defend his anti-slavery stance and confront the beliefs held by American ministers and slaveholders. This sets the stage for a rhetorical conflict where both men engage deeply with the ethical implications of slavery, seeking to persuade the public and uphold their respective arguments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Slavery -- United States E300 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 651718 651727 2024-09-14T03:30:10.516060 2023-09-14T08:31:44.741759 text/html text/html 655237 2021-01-06T15:38:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 237687 2021-01-06T15:38:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 313078 2024-09-14T03:30:19.447997 application/epub+zip 323088 2024-09-14T03:30:12.328052 application/epub+zip 323089 2024-09-14T03:30:11.299092 application/epub+zip 597641 2024-09-14T03:30:24.471022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568261 2024-09-14T03:30:18.667999 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 570099 2022-09-15T04:58:44.605648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 636670 636580 2024-09-14T03:30:09.662050 2023-09-14T08:31:44.021730 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 636641 2021-01-06T15:38:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 233131 2021-01-06T15:38:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 636630 2021-01-06T15:38:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 233112 2021-01-06T15:38:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20895 2024-09-14T03:30:24.680958 application/rdf+xml 21009 2024-09-14T03:30:11.652086 image/jpeg 4966 2024-09-14T03:30:11.475048 image/jpeg 304487 2024-09-14T03:30:10.571140 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia