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In September 2008 the Project inaugurated a new Legacies collection to explore the continuing influence of abolitionist ideas and culture in US society from the Civil War to the early twentieth century.  The Legacies collection, which features original texts, historical introductions, and video, is co-edited by Holly Kent, Joe Lockard, and Zoe Trodd.
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“Hymn 17. 6s. & 4s.” [“My Country ‘Tis of Thee”]

by Antislavery Webmaster — last modified 2008-08-02 12:39 2006 by the Antislavery Literature Project

The words to this song originally appeared on May 3, 1839 in William Lloyd Garrison’s newspaper, The Liberator, as a poem entitled “America – A Parody” by a pseudonymous author, Theta.

Pgs. 28-29 in Anti-Slavery Melodies
Tune: “America”

The words to this song originally appeared on May 3, 1839 in William Lloyd Garrison’s newspaper, The Liberator, as a poem entitled “America – A Parody” by a pseudonymous author, Theta.  Black and white abolitionists produced dozens of versions of versions of this song with variant wordings.  Some of these were featured in July 4th counter-observances organized by the antislavery movement.  For an extensive discussion, see Robert Branham and Stephen Hartnett, Sweet Freedom’s Song (New York: Oxford University Press, 2002) 86-116.

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