Five Hundred Thousand Strokes for Freedom: A Series of Anti-Slavery Tracts, of Which Half a Million Are Now First Issued by the Friends of the Negro

By Wilson Armistead

Book Overview

""Five Hundred Thousand Strokes for Freedom"" is a collection of anti-slavery tracts compiled by Wilson Armistead and published in 1853. The book contains a series of essays, speeches, and personal narratives from prominent abolitionists of the time, including Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Harriet Beecher Stowe. The tracts cover a range of topics related to the abolitionist movement, including the horrors of slavery, the economic and moral arguments against it, and the efforts of abolitionists to end the practice. The title of the book refers to the estimated number of lashes that a slave might receive during their lifetime, highlighting the brutality and inhumanity of the institution. ""Five Hundred Thousand Strokes for Freedom"" was a significant contribution to the anti-slavery movement and helped to raise awareness of the issue both in the United States and abroad.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1164647504
• ISBN13: 9781164647508
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"