Sentences with phrase «argues against slavery»

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He argued against the evils of slavery with eloquence, but his policy agenda was modest and aimed at the swing voters of the Midwest.

«Neither Peter in his work to include Gentiles in the church nor the abolitionists in their campaign against slavery argued that their experience should take precedence over Scripture,» writes Matthew.

Although the power of Congress to forbid slavery in federal territories was well - established, Sandford argued that slaves were private property of the sort protected by the Constitution against deprivation without due process of law, and that therefore Congress lacked any constitutional authority to ban slavery in the territories.

James Madison argued against the possibility of legal slavery; while other delegates from southern states argued for legal protection.

The 1865 ban on slavery is the basis for a lawsuit against SeaWorld, filed by PETA on the behalf of five orca whales which, the animal rights group argues, are enslaved for commercial gain by the marine park.