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May 1836
This memorial is directed at the resolutions put forth by Newport Representative Benjamin Hazard. Th…
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July 16th, 1838
A petition from the Kent County Young Men’s Antislavery Society signed by over 120 individuals and g…
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March 19th, 1836
Two-page broadsheet entitled "A Call to the New England Anti-Slavery Convention" and a sin…
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1836
A petition from the Southern slave state of Mississippi demanding the Northern states ban dissentiou…
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1835
Petitions and resolutions from the Southern slave states of Georgia and Kentucky demanding the North…
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February 3rd, 1836
Petition signed by 32 residents of Providence demanding the Rhode Island General Assembly pass acts…
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July 2nd, 1836
"To the People of Rhode Island." The Liberator, 2 July 1836, p. 2. Published by William Ll…
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January 1837
Two petitions from early January 1837, signed by over 50 citizens of Rhode Island, ask members of th…
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February 10th, 1836
Report of the Select Committee to the Rhode Island General Assembly on February 10, 1836. Authored b…
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January 29th, 2023
A Note for Students and Teachers: This overview essay should be read before embarking on projects de…
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March 2023
Bibliography of books and articles on The Gag Rule of 1836. Compiled by Erik J. Chaput and Russell J…