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A 3 page research paper/essay that addresses the theme of slavery within the context of three writers drawn from the Puritan, Colonial and Romantic periods of American history. The writer examines how Samuel Sewall, Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass each address this theme within the context of the societal ideals of their time. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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regards to slavery, which is an omnipresent institution in global history prior to the nineteenth century. The Egyptians made slaves of the Hebrews. The Romans made slaves of the Greeks.
The vast majority of humanity has regarded slavery as inevitable and necessary. In defining the theme of slavery throughout history, one could say that this is when one group of
people denying the autonomy of another in order to have that group carrying out manual labor valued by the oppressors. However while slavery is omnipresent in history, from the
earliest beginnings of the United States, there have been voices that argued against slavery, citing the cruelty, inhumanity and injustice of this ancient institution. Examination of three of these voices
shows how these arguments tend to reflect the society of their particular era. For example, Samuel Sewall, writing during the Puritan period, penned a pamphlet in 1700 entitled "The
Selling of Joseph, A Memorial." Sewall draws on biblical arguments against slavery, pointing out the injustice that occurred when Josephs brother sold him into slavery to the Egyptians. Sewall argues
that "Joseph was rightfully no more slave to his brethren, than they were to him" (Sewall 502). Making additional biblical references, such as Matthew 19:6, Sewall laments the fact that
slaves are forcibly taken from their native lands, "Husbands from their Wives, Parents from their Children," which he argues goes against Gods injunction that what God has joined together no
one should "rend asunder" (Sewall 502). As this demonstrates, Sewalls arguments are based on scripture and basically state that slavery goes against the will of God, which fits with his
Puritan background and the religious focus of that society. Benjamin Franklin wrote during the colonial period, which was highly influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment and its emphasis
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