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1836 Memorial against Benjamin Hazard | Digital Document | 1836-05 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | This memorial is directed at the resolutions put forth by Newport Representative Benjamin Hazard. Th… |
January 1837 Petitions against Slavery and the Slave Trade in the District of Columbia | Digital Document | 1837-01 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | Two petitions from early January 1837, signed by over 50 citizens of Rhode Island, ask members of th… |
1838 Abolitionist Petition from Kent County | Digital Document | 1838-07-16 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | A petition from the Kent County Young Men’s Antislavery Society signed by over 120 individuals and g… |
Anti-Abolition Memorial from Mississippi | Digital Document | 1836 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | A petition from the Southern slave state of Mississippi demanding the Northern states ban dissentiou… |
Anti-Abolition Memorials from Georgia and Kentucky | Digital Document | 1835 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | Petitions and resolutions from the Southern slave states of Georgia and Kentucky demanding the North… |
Anti-Abolition Petition from Providence February 1836 | Compound Object | 1836-02-03 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | Petition signed by 32 residents of Providence demanding the Rhode Island General Assembly pass acts… |
Article from The Liberator July 2, 1836 | Digital Document | 1836-07-02 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | "To the People of Rhode Island." The Liberator, 2 July 1836, p. 2. Published by William Ll… |
A Call to the New England Anti-Slavery Convention of 1836 | Digital Document | 1836-03-19 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | Two-page broadsheet entitled "A Call to the New England Anti-Slavery Convention" and a sin… |
Report of Committee February 10, 1836 | Compound Object | 1836-02-10 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | Report of the Select Committee to the Rhode Island General Assembly on February 10, 1836. Authored b… |
Silas James, Jr. Memorial to the General Assembly January 1836 | Compound Object | 1836 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | |
The Gag Rule Bibliography | Digital Document | 2023-03 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | Bibliography of books and articles on The Gag Rule of 1836. Compiled by Erik J. Chaput and Russell J… |
The Gag Rule and the Politics of Slavery: A Brief Overview for Students and Teachers | Digital Document | 2023-01-29 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | A Note for Students and Teachers: This overview essay should be read before embarking on projects de… |