Abolitionists Fought for the Right to Debate Slavery Openly and Without

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Essay

Abolitionists fought for the right to debate slavery openly and without reprisal. Analyze what led them to elevate "free opinion" to a central place in what William Lloyd Garrison called the "gospel of freedom."

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Definitions:

Consequent

In logic, the consequent is the second part of a conditional statement, typically following "then." For example, in "If P, then Q," Q is the consequent.

Categorical Proposition

A statement that asserts or denies something about every member of a category, involving a subject and a predicate and classified based on quality (affirmative or negative) and quantity (universal or particular).

Hypothetical Proposition

An assumption made for the sake of argument or investigation, often forming the basis of a conditional statement.

Antecedent

In grammar, the word, phrase, or clause that a pronoun or other part of a sentence refers to.