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Illustration of the American anti-slavery almanac for 1840, New York.
One of the many defenses of American slavery was that the imagined "benevolent paternalism" of planters was beneficial or necessary.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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APA Style
Almanac, A. (2025, March 13). Anti-Slavery Almanac, 1840. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20194/anti-slavery-almanac-1840/
Chicago Style
Almanac, Anti-Slavery. "Anti-Slavery Almanac, 1840." World History Encyclopedia, March 13, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20194/anti-slavery-almanac-1840/.
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Almanac, Anti-Slavery. "Anti-Slavery Almanac, 1840." World History Encyclopedia, 13 Mar 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20194/anti-slavery-almanac-1840/.
