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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06190 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1858 |
| Title | Ought American slavery be perpetuated? A debate between Rev. W. G. Brownlow and Rev. A. Pryne |
| Date | 1858 |
| Author | Brownlow, William Gannaway (1805-1877) |
| Document Type | Book |
| Content Description | First edition. Published by J. B. Lippincott. Debate held in Philadelphia, September 1858. Contains a frontispiece engraving of Brownlow. 305 pages of text followed by six pages of advertisements. |
| Subjects | Slavery African American History Abolition Religion Journalism |
| People | Brownlow, William Gannaway (1805-1877) Lippincott, J. B. (Joshua Ballinger) (1813-1886) Pryne, A. (fl. 1858) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Brownlow served as Governor of Tennessee 1865-1869 and United States Senator from Tennessee 1869-1874. He did not oppose slavery, but strongly opposed secession. Abraham Pryne was editor of an antislavery paper, The Central Reformer. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |