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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02509.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Eighteenth and nineteenth century religious leaders |
| Title | Theodore Parker to Nathaniel P. Banks offering congratulations on progress of anti-slavery measures |
| Date | 16 February 1856 |
| Author | Parker, Theodore (1810-1860) |
| Recipient | Banks, Nathaniel P. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Congratulates him on his "success in helping achieve the first victory which the North has won over the South since 1808, when the slave trade with Africa was abolished. I might better say, the first victory of freedom over Slavery since the Declaration of Independence -- for there was no fight in 1808." Banks was a member of Congress from Massachusetts. In 1856 he declined the presidential nomination of the American party. |
| Subjects | African American History Religion Transcendentalism Slave Trade Slavery Abolition Congress Government and Civics Declaration of Independence Africa Freedom and Independence Politics Election President Union General Republican Party |
| Place written | St. Albans, Vermont |
| Theme | Religion; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |