Seward's Speech on Slavery

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gptkbp:instanceOf speech
gptkbp:addresses national unity
gptkbp:advocatesFor human rights
equal rights
gptkbp:analyzes social justice
gptkbp:appeal Christian values
gptkbp:audience gptkb:New_York_Senate
gptkbp:author gptkb:William_H._Seward
gptkbp:callsFor political action
legislative change
immediate emancipation
gptkbp:citedBy Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:context debate on slavery
gptkbp:criticism pro-slavery arguments
gptkbp:date October 25, 1858
gptkbp:discusses Constitutional amendments
economic implications of slavery
gptkbp:emphasizes moral duty
gptkbp:genre political speech
gptkbp:has_a_history_of gptkb:Library_of_Congress
gptkbp:highlights hypocrisy of slavery
gptkbp:historical_significance pivotal in anti-slavery movement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Seward's Speech on Slavery
gptkbp:impact influenced public opinion
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Second_Great_Awakening
gptkbp:influences Republican_Party_platform
gptkbp:inspiration public engagement
gptkbp:is_available_in public domain
gptkbp:is_part_of political campaign
gptkbp:is_referenced_in historical analyses
gptkbp:is_studied_in American_history_courses
gptkbp:is_used_in later abolitionists
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:notableQuote There_is_a_higher_law_than_the_Constitution.
gptkbp:publishedBy newspapers
gptkbp:reflects political climate of the time
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Lincoln-Douglas_debates
gptkbp:relatedTo slavery to tyranny
gptkbp:respondsTo mixed reactions
gptkbp:suitableFor a landmark speech
gptkbp:theme abolition of slavery
gptkbp:uses rhetorical devices