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title: Anti-Slavery Almanac, 1840
author: Anti-Slavery Almanac
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20194/anti-slavery-almanac-1840/
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# Anti-Slavery Almanac, 1840
_Authored by Anti-Slavery Almanac_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20194.jpeg)
## Image Caption
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.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Almanac, A. (2025, March 13). Anti-Slavery Almanac, 1840. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Almanac, Anti-Slavery. "Anti-Slavery Almanac, 1840." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 13, 2025. .
### MLA
Almanac, Anti-Slavery. "Anti-Slavery Almanac, 1840." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Mar 2025, .
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