Project Gutenberg 2022-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 127 Chapman, Maria Weston 1806 1885 Weston, Maria 11006650 Right and wrong in Massachusetts $aUnited States :$bDow & Jackson's Anti-slavery Press,$c1839. Steve Mattern, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Right and Wrong in Massachusetts" by Maria Weston Chapman is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The text addresses the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts, highlighting the complex social, political, and religious landscapes surrounding slavery during that time. It specifically focuses on the emergence and evolution of the New England Anti-Slavery Society, the challenges faced by activists, and the role of prominent figures such as William Lloyd Garrison in spearheading the abolitionist cause. At the start of the book, the narrative sets the stage for the abolitionist movement, describing the grim reality of slavery's entanglement with various societal institutions in New England. It emphasizes the frustration and contradictions faced by those who advocated for freedom while engaging with a society riddled with indifference and hypocrisy. The opening portion introduces the fervent efforts by abolitionists to mobilize public sentiment, form organizations, and launch publications like "The Liberator" to further their cause, positioning them against significant challenges posed by both pro-slavery factions and religious institutions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/rightwrongmass00chaprich/page/n3/mode/2up 20211025051108chapman 1839 US Reading ease score: 54.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Antislavery movements -- Massachusetts -- Boston Massachusetts Anti-slavery Society E300 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Religious Category: Politics 264387 2025-07-27T07:22:01.111629 text/html 247472 2024-10-18T23:13:39 text/html 657084 2025-07-27T07:22:06.193644 application/epub+zip 659004 2025-07-27T07:22:02.426604 application/epub+zip 394095 2025-07-27T07:22:01.644588 application/epub+zip 1386713 2025-07-27T07:22:08.993556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1358773 2025-07-27T07:22:05.425640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1094697 2022-09-30T20:00:01.161346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240455 2025-07-27T07:22:00.737666 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 220436 2024-10-18T23:13:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17440 2025-07-27T07:22:09.135590 application/rdf+xml 11787 2025-07-27T07:22:01.917641 image/jpeg 1730 2025-07-27T07:22:01.778587 image/jpeg 574458 2025-07-27T07:22:01.145601 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 en.wikipedia