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 Project Gutenberg 2016-03-05 Public domain in the USA. 69 Fitch, Charles 1805 1844 Fitch, Chas. (Charles) 06033955 Slaveholding Weighed in the Balance of Truth, and Its Comparative Guilt Illustrated Produced by Heiko Evermann, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) "Slaveholding Weighed in the Balance of Truth, and Its Comparative Guilt Illustrated" by Charles Fitch is a passionate abolitionist treatise written in the early 19th century. The book ardently critiques the institution of slavery in the United States, highlighting the moral and ethical implications of its practices. Fitch draws stark comparisons between slavery and various societal evils, presenting it as not only a profound injustice but also as one of the most significant moral failures of his time, emphasizing that it leads to irreparable harm both to the enslaved individuals and to the society that condones such an institution. In his work, Fitch systematically details the immense injustices associated with slavery, arguing that it is worse than theft, murder, or any other crime because it dehumanizes individuals, strips them of their rights, and subjects them to lifelong suffering. The text includes powerful illustrations of the brutality of slaveholding, such as the forcible separation of families, physical whippings, and the complete control over the slaves’ lives and bodies by their masters. Fitch calls for a moral awakening among his contemporaries, urging them to recognize the inherent value and dignity of every human being and to strive for the liberation of those oppressed by slavery. Ultimately, the book is both a historical account of the author's views on slavery and a fervent call to action for those who oppose the institution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Antislavery movements -- United States Slavery -- United States E300 HT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 87315 87317 2024-09-21T12:15:12.380441 2023-09-22T09:16:23.703130 text/html text/html 84583 2016-03-05T09:31:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 54728 2016-03-05T09:31:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 61996 2024-09-21T12:15:14.340433 application/epub+zip 61158 2024-09-21T12:15:12.725432 application/epub+zip 61158 2024-09-21T12:15:12.539433 application/epub+zip 93419 2024-09-21T12:15:15.779428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 83728 2024-09-21T12:15:14.144451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 83939 2022-09-23T11:35:38.824456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78414 78193 2024-09-21T12:15:12.260433 2023-09-22T09:16:23.576134 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 78408 2016-03-05T09:31:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29855 2016-03-05T09:31:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18777 2024-09-21T12:15:15.903409 application/rdf+xml 7014 2024-09-21T12:15:12.596436 image/jpeg 1611 2024-09-21T12:15:12.568444 image/jpeg 57235 2024-09-21T12:15:12.391434 application/octet-stream application/zip