Project Gutenberg 2015-01-25 Public domain in the USA. 83 Sumner, Charles 1811 1874 Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 07 (of 20) Produced by Mark C. Orton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 07 (of 20)" by Charles Sumner is a historical account composed in the mid-19th century. This volume presents a collection of speeches and writings by Sumner, a prominent abolitionist and U.S. senator, centered around his staunch opposition to slavery and advocacy for civil rights. The work likely spans critical moments leading up to the Civil War, highlighting the political tensions of the time. The opening of this volume introduces letters and speeches made by Sumner in 1860, addressing the moral and constitutional arguments against slavery. He expresses his unwavering condemnation of the Fugitive Slave Act, calls for public opinion to render it ineffective, and desires to reinforce the dignity of human rights through education and moral governance. Through these writings, Sumner emphasizes the responsibilities of citizens and lawmakers to uphold justice, ultimately advocating for a society where freedom prevails over oppression. His eloquent expressions reveal deep convictions and passionate appeals for progress in a nation grappling with the moral dilemmas of slavery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Slavery -- United States Speeches, addresses, etc., American E300 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 831859 831858 2024-09-20T06:53:47.119770 2023-09-21T03:50:17.111322 text/html text/html 847105 2015-01-25T13:16:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 411023 2015-01-25T13:16:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 443277 2024-09-20T06:53:59.435741 application/epub+zip 459120 2024-09-20T06:53:49.069796 application/epub+zip 388405 2024-09-20T06:53:47.969775 application/epub+zip 704544 2024-09-20T06:54:06.567706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 666593 2024-09-20T06:53:58.432746 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 594193 2022-09-21T19:07:25.676593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 729134 728944 2024-09-20T06:53:45.373820 2023-09-21T03:50:15.410302 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 729420 2015-01-25T13:16:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 268826 2015-01-25T13:16:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18330 2024-09-20T06:54:06.712684 application/rdf+xml 14308 2024-09-20T06:53:48.111765 image/jpeg 2601 2024-09-20T06:53:48.040799 image/jpeg 408363 2024-09-20T06:53:47.192781 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