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Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | Collection | 1833/2023 | The Dorr Rebellion | This collection provides primary sources and additional materials about Thomas Wilson Dorr, the Gag… |
Southern ideas of liberty. New method of assorting the mail, as practised by southern slave-holders, or attack on the post office, Charleston, S.C. [graphic]. | Image | 1835 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | Print portraying the violent suppression of Southern abolitionism. Depicts a riotous mob around a g… |
Abolition Frowned Down | Image | 1839 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | A satire on enforcement of the "gag-rule" in the House of Representatives, prohibiting dis… |
The Branded Hand, by John Greenleaf Whittier | Digital Document | 1845 | John Greenleaf Whittier collection | The Branded Hand by John Greenleaf Whittier. Issue No. 9 of the The Anti-Slavery Bugle, published in… |
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… |
Anti-Abolition Petition from Providence February 1836 | Digital Document | 1836-02-03 | Anti-Abolition Petition from Providence February 1836 | Petition signed by 32 residents of Providence demanding the Rhode Island General Assembly pass acts… |
Transcription of Anti-Abolition Petition from Providence February 1836 | Digital Document | 1836-02-03 | Anti-Abolition Petition from Providence February 1836 | Petition signed by 32 residents of Providence demanding the Rhode Island General Assembly pass acts… |
The Abolition Garrison in Danger, & the Narrow Escape of the Scotch Ambassador | Image | 1835-10-21 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | Anti-abolition print celebrating the 1835 attack on William Lloyd Garrison in Boston by "gent… |
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… |
Report of Committee February 10, 1836 | Digital Document | 1836-02-10 | Report of Committee February 10, 1836 | Report of the Select Committee to the Rhode Island General Assembly on February 10, 1836. Authored b… |
Transcription of Report of Committee February 10, 1836 | Digital Document | 1836-02-10 | Report of Committee February 10, 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 | |
Silas James, Jr. Memorial to the General Assembly January 1836 | Digital Document | 1836-01 | Silas James, Jr. Memorial to the General Assembly January 1836 | Silas James, Jr., a medical doctor from Coventry, penned this lengthy memorial that was later publis… |
Transcription of Silas James, Jr. Memorial to the General Assembly January 1836 | Digital Document | 1836-01 | Silas James, Jr. Memorial to the General Assembly January 1836 | Silas James, Jr., a medical doctor from Coventry, penned this lengthy memorial that was later publis… |
Slave Market of America | Image | 1836 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | A broadside condemning the sale and keeping of slaves in the District of Columbia. Published by the… |
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… |