Pamphlet Benjamin Rush – An Address to the Inhabitants of British America (1773) Introduction In progress. Further Reading Sources Cite this page APAMLAHarvardVancouverChicagoIEEESlavery Law & Power in Early America and the British Empire (September...
Richard Nisbet Ricard Nisbet – Slavery Not Forbidden by Scripture (1773) Introduction Richard Nisbet was a West Indian enslaver who was residing in Philadelphia. In 1773, Nisbet published a pamphlet as a response to Benjamin Rush’s antislavery work, An...
Barbados Barbados Slave Rebellion “Great Newes from the Barbadoes” (1676) Introduction The pamphlet, or short book, published anonymously in London in 1676, describes an enslaved conspiracy on Barbados. In 1675, an enslaved woman, variously named Fortuna...
A Response to Filmer Algernon Sidney – Discourses Concerning Government Excerpts (1680-1683) Like many writers of the time, Sidney participated in the intense debates surrounding the proper extent of monarchial power. This work was perhaps his most well known,...
