Project Gutenberg 2014-01-26 Public domain in the USA. 131 Stearns, Charles (Abolitionist) 11012754 The Way to Abolish Slavery Produced by Charlene Taylor, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Way to Abolish Slavery" by Charles Stearns is a historical treatise written in the mid-19th century. This publication provides a passionate critique of the institution of slavery in America, focusing on the moral and political frameworks that support it. Stearns argues for urgency in addressing slavery, claiming that it is not only a profound social evil but also a stain on the nation's principles of liberty and justice. In the text, Stearns outlines the detrimental influences that sustain slavery, particularly examining the roles of both the church and state as complicit partners in its existence. He contends that the acceptance of slavery within religious institutions diminishes moral integrity, while political systems prioritize the interests of slaveholders at the expense of human dignity. Through vivid illustrations of slave sufferings and calls for radical reforms, he advocates the necessity of abolishing slavery by dismantling its institutional supports, including urging the Northern states to sever ties with pro-slavery practices and organizations. His work is a rallying cry for abolitionists, emphasizing that true liberation requires a bold and uncompromising stance against the established structures that uphold oppression. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44761/44761-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 62.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Slavery -- United States E300 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality Category: Politics 96245 2025-09-18T07:30:17.184627 text/html 73027 2024-10-24T01:16:27 text/html 89825 2025-09-18T07:30:18.967669 application/epub+zip 88228 2025-09-18T07:30:17.493623 application/epub+zip 88229 2025-09-18T07:30:17.323646 application/epub+zip 129121 2025-09-18T07:30:20.326618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117747 2025-09-18T07:30:18.785665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117905 2022-09-20T12:30:14.503777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 87929 2025-09-18T07:30:17.079629 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 67956 2024-10-24T01:16:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16758 2025-09-18T07:30:20.446610 application/rdf+xml 13788 2025-09-18T07:30:17.382631 image/jpeg 2692 2025-09-18T07:30:17.352662 image/jpeg 86929 2025-09-18T07:30:17.195625 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