Illustration
Illustration of the American anti-slavery almanac for 1840, New York.
One of the many defenses of American slavery was that the imagined "benevolent paternalism" of planters was beneficial or necessary.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Almanac, A. (2025, March 13). Anti-Slavery Almanac, 1840. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20194/anti-slavery-almanac-1840/
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Almanac, Anti-Slavery. "Anti-Slavery Almanac, 1840." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 13, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20194/anti-slavery-almanac-1840/.
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Almanac, Anti-Slavery. "Anti-Slavery Almanac, 1840." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 13 Mar 2025. Web. 25 Mar 2025.
