A Discourse on Slavery in the United States
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A Discourse on Slavery in the United States is an 1830s abolitionist sermon by reformer Samuel Joseph May that denounces American slavery on moral and religious grounds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Discourse on Slavery in the United States canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11385557 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Discourse on Slavery in the United States Context triple: [Samuel Joseph May, notableWork, A Discourse on Slavery in the United States]
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A.
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States is a mid-19th-century travel narrative and social commentary that examines the economy, society, and conditions of slavery in the American South.
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B.
A Summary View of the Slave Trade and of the Probable Consequences of Its Abolition
"A Summary View of the Slave Trade and of the Probable Consequences of Its Abolition" is an influential late-18th-century abolitionist treatise that analyzes the moral, economic, and social impacts of the transatlantic slave trade and argues for its termination.
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C.
The Coming Slavery
"The Coming Slavery" is an essay by Herbert Spencer warning that expanding state control and social legislation would gradually erode individual liberty and lead to a form of modern servitude.
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D.
American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses
American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses is an 1839 abolitionist compendium that exposes the brutality of slavery in the United States through extensive firsthand accounts and documentary evidence.
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E.
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves is an 18th-century abolitionist tract arguing for the humane treatment and moral reform of enslaved Africans within the British Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Discourse on Slavery in the United States Target entity description: A Discourse on Slavery in the United States is an 1830s abolitionist sermon by reformer Samuel Joseph May that denounces American slavery on moral and religious grounds.
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A.
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States is a mid-19th-century travel narrative and social commentary that examines the economy, society, and conditions of slavery in the American South.
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B.
A Summary View of the Slave Trade and of the Probable Consequences of Its Abolition
"A Summary View of the Slave Trade and of the Probable Consequences of Its Abolition" is an influential late-18th-century abolitionist treatise that analyzes the moral, economic, and social impacts of the transatlantic slave trade and argues for its termination.
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C.
The Coming Slavery
"The Coming Slavery" is an essay by Herbert Spencer warning that expanding state control and social legislation would gradually erode individual liberty and lead to a form of modern servitude.
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D.
American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses
American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses is an 1839 abolitionist compendium that exposes the brutality of slavery in the United States through extensive firsthand accounts and documentary evidence.
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E.
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves is an 18th-century abolitionist tract arguing for the humane treatment and moral reform of enslaved Africans within the British Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abolitionist
ⓘ
abolitionist sermon ⓘ anti-slavery work ⓘ religious discourse ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| advocatesFor | abolition of slavery ⓘ |
| associatedWith | reform movements in the 19th-century United States ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Joseph May ⓘ |
| condemns |
moral evils of slavery
ⓘ
religious justifications for slavery ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticizes | institution of chattel slavery ⓘ |
| ethicalFramework | Christian morality ⓘ |
| genre |
abolitionist literature
ⓘ
sermon ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
antebellum United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Antebellum period
|
| intendedAudience |
American Christians
ⓘ
supporters of slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian ethics
ⓘ
abolitionism ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| moralStance | condemnation of slavery ⓘ |
| movement | American abolitionist movement ⓘ |
| notableWork | A Discourse on Slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld | denounces American slavery ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1830s ⓘ |
| religiousBasis | Christian moral principles ⓘ |
| workOf | Samuel Joseph May ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: A Discourse on Slavery in the United States Description of subject: A Discourse on Slavery in the United States is an 1830s abolitionist sermon by reformer Samuel Joseph May that denounces American slavery on moral and religious grounds.
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A Discourse on Slavery in the United States