The Boston Kidnapping: A Discourse to Commemorate the Rendition of Thomas Simms, Delivered on the First Anniversary Thereof, April 12, 1852, (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781021811820)

Theodore Parker's powerful speech against the Fugitive Slave Act is a memorable and eloquent condemnation of slavery and the laws that support it. Parker describes the kidnapping of Thomas Simms and the subsequent legal battle to return him to slavery. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of slavery in America and the fight for abolition.

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