Views+on+slavery+during+the+war

= Writing on Slavery =  James Otis's famous pamphlet, //Rights of the British Colonies,// (which was published in Boston in 1764) claimed that slavery was wrong, told people about a Negro's right to be free, and proclaimed that it was okay for slaves to rebel against their masters. Another writer who spoke out even more than James was Reverent Isaac Skillman. Skillman's //Oration Upon the Beauties of Liberty// (which was also published in Boston later, in 1772) demanded the abolition of slavery. Meanwhile, Anthony Benezet, Benjamin Franklin, and Benjamin Rush were all able to spread their anti-slavery views. Before becoming famous for his pamphlet //Common Sense,// Thomas Paine wrote an article about slavery.  The publication was called "African Slavery in America" and it appeared in a Pennsylvania paper on March 8, 1775. In the article, Paine spoke out against slavery, demanding that it be abolished and that African Americans be given the same rights as white men.

Quotes from histrory:

[|Movie.wmv] ~Patrick M Robert

[|Message.wmv] ~Message Issued to Continetal Troops

[|Petition.wmv] ~Petition from Freedom

[|Samuel Johnson.wmv] ~Samuel Johnson

[|Thomas Jefferson_0001.wmv] ~Thomas Jefferson

[|Abigail Adams.wmv] ~Abigail Adams