Slavery In Massachusetts - Henry David Thoreau - Bog

Slavery in Massachusetts is an 1854 essay by Henry David Thoreau based on a speech he gave at an anti-slavery rally at Framingham, Massachusetts, on July 4, 1854, after the re-enslavement in Boston, Massachusetts of fugitive slave Anthony Burns. Henry David Thoreau was considered a transcendentalist, his work of writings encompasses social sciences, political science, civil rights, and humanities. Slavery in Massachusetts is studied in social sciences, political science, civil rights, and humanities, yet while only an essay, Slavery in Massachusetts is often textbook required reading.