02631cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000110010610000120011724502890012926400510041830000470046933600260051633700260054233800360056850000310060450802080063552011670084353400450201065300610205565300340211665300500215065300330220085600430223399900170227628197UtSlPG20260610133637.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aACaKF1 aUnknown14aThe Trial of Reuben Crandall, M.D. :bCharged with Publishing and Circulating Seditious and Incendiary Papers, &c. in the District of Columbia, with the Intent of Exciting Servile Insurrection. Carefully Reported, and Compiled from the Written Statements of the Court and the Counsel. 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2009-02-26  aProduced by Bryan Ness, C. St. Charleskindt and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This
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by the Library of Congress.)  a"The Trial of Reuben Crandall, M.D." by Unknown is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book details the court trial of Dr. Crandall, who was charged with publishing and distributing seditious materials that incited insurrection among enslaved individuals and free colored people in the District of Columbia. The account explores the legal complexities surrounding the case and the broader implications regarding the rights and treatment of enslaved people in America at that time.  The opening of the book sets the stage for a significant historical legal battle, highlighting that this was the first trial of its kind in the U.S. The trial lasted ten days, with both sides presenting extensive arguments on the legality of libelous content that advocated for abolition. As the prosecution and defense build their cases, we are introduced to key testimonies regarding Crandall’s character, his intent, and the nature of the incendiary texts he was accused of circulating, thus revealing both the tension of the era and the intricacies of the legal arguments that shaped the trial's outcome. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aCrandall, Reuben, 1805?-1838 -- Trials, litigation, etc.  aAmerican Anti-Slavery Society  aTrials (Seditious libel) -- Washington (D.C.)  aSlavery -- Washington (D.C.)40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28197  c69106d69106