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Theodore Dwight Weld and the American Anti-Slavery Society
In the 1830s, the abolitionist movement gained remarkable momentum due in large measure to the establishment of the American Anti-Slavery Society and the work carried out by one of its most important leaders, Theodore Dwight Weld. One of Weld's most significant accomplishments was the recruitment of a group of key abolitionist agents, known as the "Seventy," who worked to expand the reach of abolitionist thought and action and enlisted new members into the movement. This volume chronicles the founding, development, and mission of the American Anti-Slavery Society, the contributions of Weld, and the crusading efforts of the agents he assembled. With the most complete list to date of the identities of the Seventy, this work constitutes a valuable contribution to the history of the abolitionist movement.
Passionate Liberator
Recounts Weld's intense childhood, his stormy religious conversion, his entry into the world of reform, and finally, his rejection of public life.
The Bible Against Slavery
heodore Dwight Weld (November 23, 1803 in Hampton, Connecticut - February 3, 1895 in Hyde Park, Massachusetts) was one of the architects of the American abolitionist movement during its formative years from 1830 through 1844, playing a role as writer, editor, speaker, and organizer. He is best known for his co-authorship of the authoritative compendium American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses, published in 1839. Harriet Beecher Stowe partly based Uncle Tom's Cabin on Weld's text and it is regarded as second only to that work in its influence on the antislavery movement. Weld remained dedicated to the abolitionist movement until slavery was ended by the Thirteenth Amendmen...
The Bible Against Slavery
This book was written 27 years before the Abolition of Slavery in America in 1865. Weld was a prime mover in the Abolitionist movement and his seminal work, 'Slavery As It Is - Testimony of 1000 Witnesses' was the inspiration for 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'. Weld uses many quotes and examples from the Bible in 'The Bible Against Slavery' and also the Ten Commandments - particularly Thou Shalt Not Steal and Thos Shalt Not Covet.
American Slavery As It Is
Theodore Dwight Weld was born in Hampton, Connecticut in 1803. A progressive man, he was a staunch abolitionist and reformer, as well as devoutly religious and involved in the Evangelical church. American Slavery As It Is was published by the American Anti-Slavery Society to bring attention to the violence and injustice of American slavery, including the details of the backbreaking work expected from a slave, diet, housing, clothing, private lives, and many others. It also provided a platform for the voices of those exploited by slavery to be heard. Interestingly, the book also contains some pro-slavery arguements for the sake of refutation by the authors (Weld authored the book alongside his wife, Angelina Grimke and her sister, Sarah Grimke, also abolitionists and advocates for women's suffrage). The book was one of the most impactful and influential works of antislavery of its time, and its message still resounds well over 100 years later.
