Project Gutenberg 2012-02-09 Public domain in the USA. 152 Ingersoll, Robert Green 1833 1899 Ingersoll, Bob Ingersoll, R. G. (Robert Green) Ingersoll, Robert G. (Robert Green) The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 09 (of 12) Dresden Edition—Political An address to the colored people -- Speech at Indianapolis -- Centennial oration -- Bangor speech -- Cooper Union speech, New York -- Indianapolis speech -- Chicago speech -- Eight to seven address -- Hard times and the way out -- Suffrage address -- Wall Street speech -- Brooklyn speech -- Address to the 86th Illinois regiment -- Decoration Day oration -- Decoration Day address -- Ratification speech -- Reunion address -- The Chicago and New York gold speech. Produced by David Widger "The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 09 (of 12)" by Robert Green Ingersoll is a collection of political speeches and addresses written in the late 19th century. This volume focuses on Ingersoll's passionate advocacy for civil liberties, the abolition of slavery, and social justice, reflecting the issues prominent during the Reconstruction era in the United States. Through his eloquent rhetoric and moral arguments, Ingersoll engages with themes of freedom, equality, and the responsibilities of a democratic society, making it a poignant exploration of the political climate of his time. The opening of this volume features an address to the colored people delivered by Ingersoll in 1867, wherein he discusses the insidious nature of slavery and its long-lasting impacts on society. He speaks to the historical justifications of enslavement, critiques the hypocrisy of both law and religion in upholding slavery, and honors the efforts of abolitionists. Ingersoll emphasizes the importance of education, the dangers of ignorance in perpetuating oppression, and encourages the newly emancipated to seize their liberty and advocate for their rights. His powerful oratory serves as both a historical record and a motivational call for progress and unity among the oppressed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/38809/38809-h/images/titlepage.jpg en Free thought BL Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Politics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 813951 813962 2024-09-16T10:33:57.112356 2023-09-17T05:32:39.108972 text/html text/html 807297 2012-11-16T16:22:32 text/html; charset=us-ascii 397239 2012-11-16T16:23:32 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 419433 2024-09-16T10:34:04.472307 application/epub+zip 431675 2024-09-16T10:33:57.947299 application/epub+zip 352626 2024-09-16T10:33:57.521368 application/epub+zip 604525 2024-09-16T10:34:09.719777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 577080 2024-09-16T10:34:04.075283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498380 2022-09-17T16:44:22.886666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 726182 726175 2024-09-16T10:33:56.328333 2023-09-17T05:32:38.456965 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 726120 2012-02-11T07:50:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 259428 2012-02-11T07:50:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 726115 2012-02-11T07:49:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 259407 2012-02-11T07:50:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20937 2024-09-16T10:34:09.872734 application/rdf+xml 9597 2024-09-16T10:33:57.640325 image/jpeg 2068 2024-09-16T10:33:57.579332 image/jpeg 399639 2024-09-16T10:33:57.185333 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