“From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 4 February 1790,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://teachingamericanhistory.org/7o1p. Dear Sir,—Your favor of the 9th. of Jany. inclosing one of Sepr. last did not get to hand
From jail, King defends nonviolent protest, critiques white moderates, urges immediate action, and emphasizes individual responsibility against segregation in South.
If A. can prove, however conclusively, that he may, of right, enslave B.—why may not B. snatch the same argument, and prove equally, that he may enslave A?— You say
“From George Washington to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, 18 August 1790,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://teachingamericanhistory.org/uzyv. Gentlemen: While I received with much satisfaction your address replete with expressions
[W]ith respect to our rights, and the acts of the British government contravening those rights, there was but one opinion on this side of the water. All American whigs thought
