Project Gutenberg 2009-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 188 Unknown The Trial of Reuben Crandall, M.D. Charged with Publishing and Circulating Seditious and Incendiary Papers, &c. in the District of Columbia, with the Intent of Exciting Servile Insurrection. Carefully Reported, and Compiled from the Written Statements of the Court and the Counsel. Produced by Bryan Ness, C. St. Charleskindt and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress.) "The Trial of Reuben Crandall, M.D." by Unknown is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book details the court trial of Dr. Crandall, who was charged with publishing and distributing seditious materials that incited insurrection among enslaved individuals and free colored people in the District of Columbia. The account explores the legal complexities surrounding the case and the broader implications regarding the rights and treatment of enslaved people in America at that time. The opening of the book sets the stage for a significant historical legal battle, highlighting that this was the first trial of its kind in the U.S. The trial lasted ten days, with both sides presenting extensive arguments on the legality of libelous content that advocated for abolition. As the prosecution and defense build their cases, we are introduced to key testimonies regarding Crandall’s character, his intent, and the nature of the incendiary texts he was accused of circulating, thus revealing both the tension of the era and the intricacies of the legal arguments that shaped the trial's outcome. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Crandall, Reuben, 1805?-1838 -- Trials, litigation, etc. American Anti-Slavery Society Trials (Seditious libel) -- Washington (D.C.) Slavery -- Washington (D.C.) AC KF Text Slavery Category: History - American Category: Law & Criminology 195650 2025-08-11T13:26:25.653869 text/html 195493 2021-01-04T19:40:40 text/html 137389 2025-08-11T13:26:30.394796 application/epub+zip 138004 2025-08-11T13:26:27.406818 application/epub+zip 138001 2025-08-11T13:26:26.310855 application/epub+zip 288186 2025-08-11T13:26:32.732838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272740 2025-08-11T13:26:29.718823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168269 2022-09-13T07:32:40.266945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179166 2025-08-11T13:26:25.260820 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 179586 2021-01-04T19:40:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19530 2025-08-11T13:26:32.856785 application/rdf+xml 15467 2025-08-11T13:26:26.799819 image/jpeg 3852 2025-08-11T13:26:26.556843 image/jpeg 66187 2021-01-04T19:40:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 63242 2021-01-04T19:40:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 132560 2025-08-11T13:26:25.670817 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Anonymous