Sentences with phrase «as abolitionist»

Recitals, which Adkins orchestrated with the Corps through collective improvisation, have commemorated and celebrated such figures as abolitionist John Brown, musician John Coltrane, explorer Matthew Henson, and singer Bessie Smith.

In his photographs, 34 - year - old Rashid Johnson mines the past in search of his own self - identity, portraying himself as abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

In his photographs, 34 - year old artist Rashid Johnson mines the past in search of his own self - identity, portraying himself as abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

The book, which highlighted the disconnect between Christian tenants and the actions of white slaveholders, became a bestseller across the United States and launched his career as an abolitionist...

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (2004) In 1956, Reverend John Ames writes a letter to his son — about his father, a pacifist preacher, and his grandfather, a minster who fought in the Civil War as an abolitionist.

The texts focus on different aspects of Aferican American culture and events in African American history such as the abolitionist and post-abolitionist movement.

Today in casting new: Kevin Spacey sent Woody Allen a Netflix subscription in the hopes of getting cast in one of his movies, and Ed Harris will star in a movie as an abolitionist.

Season 3 sees Will Ferrell, an executive producer, playing children's author Roald Dahl during his days as a British spy; Josh Hartnett as Hollywood icon Clark Gable; Oscar winner Octavia Spencer as abolitionist Harriet Tubman; Topher Grace as board game mogul Milton Bradley; Michael Cera as the leader of the New York newsboy strike of 1899; Dennis Quaid and Sam Rockwell as mobsters Lucky Luciano and Bugsy Siegel; Jack Black as Los Angeles water system architect William Mulholland.

Chiwetel Ejiofor, who embodies the perfect blend of strength and forced passivity as Solomon Northup, was already attached, as were Michael Fassbender as sadistic slave owner Edwin Epps and Brad Pitt as abolitionist Bass.

Chronicling Abraham Lincoln's final months as he engineers passage of the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery, «Lincoln» stars best - actor contender Day - Lewis in a monumental performance as the 16th president, supporting - actress nominee Field as the notoriously headstrong Mary Todd Lincoln and supporting - actor prospect Jones as abolitionist firebrand Thaddeus Stevens.

As abolitionist Gerrit Smith put it, «the religion taught by Jesus is not a letter but a life.»

Not exact matches

Self - identified abolitionists are drawn to this growing organization because as de Guehery explains, «seeing and working in this is what my life is about.»

As the abortion language represents the sole area of disagreement among lawmakers on this vital legislation, trafficking abolitionists are eager to see a compromise worked out.

The first Christian abolitionists were a tiny minority, fighting a difficult battle against Christian slavery supporters who could quote twice as much scripture for their position, and still could.

As far as «advocacy for slavery» goes, you might want to check out who the first abolitionist were, especially in Britain and what they gave up to see the ending of slaverAs far as «advocacy for slavery» goes, you might want to check out who the first abolitionist were, especially in Britain and what they gave up to see the ending of slaveras «advocacy for slavery» goes, you might want to check out who the first abolitionist were, especially in Britain and what they gave up to see the ending of slavery.

Dalahäst If you dug through all of Church history you might find a few leaders like St. Patrick who openly opposed slavery, but the vast majority regarded it as consistent with Christian theology up until the general abolitionist movement.

More than half of all defenses of slavery were written by pastors who cited Scripture to make their case, and Noll immerses the reader in primary sources to unpack and understand those defenses as well as the counter-arguments made by abolitionists.

As you can see, Christians advocating for the preservation of slavery did not characterize their abolitionist opponents as simply disagreeing with them on the interpretation of the biblical text, but instead tended to accuse them of not taking the Bible seriously at alAs you can see, Christians advocating for the preservation of slavery did not characterize their abolitionist opponents as simply disagreeing with them on the interpretation of the biblical text, but instead tended to accuse them of not taking the Bible seriously at alas simply disagreeing with them on the interpretation of the biblical text, but instead tended to accuse them of not taking the Bible seriously at all.

Griffiths suggests that unless one is willing to execute everyone who merits it (which, as he notes, we are not), one must be an abolitionist.

This is part of the approach abolitionists and first wave feminists propose as they developed a method of interpreting Scripture that exposed both theological errors and the self - interest of slave - owner.

Remember, morals change in society; look at the abolitionist, women's suffrage, and civil rights movement, all of them originally didn't have «morality» on their side, but as society changed, the morals changed.

In Gore Vidal's novel Lincoln, the abolitionist Senator Wade says to the president: «There is no doubt in my mind as to the justice of our cause and the evil of theirs.»

To these one might add such instances as the constitutional protection of slavery which led some radical abolitionists to repudiate that document; the massive violation of civil liberties during World War I; and the internment of Japanese - American citizens during World War II.

Douglass (1817 - 1895) was an African American Methodist Episcopal Zion (AME Zion) clergyman who was born into slavery and who escaped from slavery and joined the abolitionists» struggle as an internationally known orator, fund raiser, newspaper publisher, and editor.

«When rulers have inverted their functions and enacted wickedness into a law which treads down the inalienable rights of man to such a degree as this,» abolitionist minister Theodore Parker of Boston declared after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Bill in 1850, «then I know no ruler but God, no law but natural Justice.»

Is it a concern for the moral progress of the human race, as with the Abolitionists?

Republican religion did much to lay the historical groundwork for the tradition of religious liberty and limited separation of church and state, as it did to nurture creative minorities like the abolitionists, social gospelers, and civil - rights protesters.

One of the early peace groups to draw a connection between feminism and peace was the Garrisonian wing, of the New England Non-Resistance Society in the 1830s, including among its members such prominent early abolitionist - feminists as Maria Weston Chapman, Lucretia Mott and William Lloyd Garrison himself.

After that, there were a few instances when popes condemned the Atlantic slave trade for its cruelties; and in the 18th and 19th centuries, Protestant abolitionists in England and America produced theological arguments against slavery merely as such.

As part of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 — named for the famous British Christian abolitionist responsible for the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act of 1807 — Congress passed the Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA).

Some speak of abolitionists as if they were all violent crazy people.

American feminism of the 19th century was born of the abolitionist movement, and of equal significance with Friedan's book as impetus for the current women's movement was the experience of women in the civil rights and antiwar protests of the «60s.

Religion News Service: PBS series depicts American abolitionists as fired by faith As the nation marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, PBS premieres «The Abolitionists,» a three - part series, on Tuesabolitionists as fired by faith As the nation marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, PBS premieres «The Abolitionists,» a three - part series, on Tuesday (Jan. 8as fired by faith As the nation marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, PBS premieres «The Abolitionists,» a three - part series, on Tuesday (Jan. 8As the nation marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, PBS premieres «The Abolitionists,» a three - part series, on TuesAbolitionists,» a three - part series, on Tuesday (Jan. 8).

These passages served as fundamental proof texts to those who were arguing that slavery was God's will and accusing abolitionists of failing to obey biblical mandates.

She was an American abolitionist who treated the Union Army as a surgeon during the Civil War.

It must be said that campaigning for the abolition of the death penalty has a certain allure for activists due to the clear - cut distinction between retentionist and abolitionist states, as well as the uplifting transition from one to the other.

This trajectory parallels an interpretation of international human rights law as progressively abolitionist.

At the weekend Mr Prescott released a statement saying: «My contact with Philip Anschutz relates solely to the use of the Dome, post-sale, in terms of regeneration of the area, and Mr Anschutz's interest in William Wilberforce, former Hull MP and abolitionist, about whom Mr Anschutz is making a film, as I am personally involved in the 2007 Abolition Bicentenary.»

Trump marked the start of African - American History Mark by once again criticizing the media for covering him unfairly while also praising famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass as «somebody who has done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more.»

As a mayoral candidate, de Blasio received a significant amount of money from horse carriage abolitionists.

Abolitionist leader Harriet Tubman will grace a new $ 20 bill: «With this decision, our currency will now tell more of our story and reflect the contributions of women as well as men to our great democracy,» Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said.

Tommy Lee Jones (yes, the wig is supposed to look silly) explodes on screen as Thaddeus Stevens, a lifelong abolitionist who spits righteous, hilarious fire at his hateful enemies.

There is a surprising abundance of humor in Lincoln, and typically gruff Jones elicits plenty of chuckles as caustic, blunt Stevens, who tones back his abolitionist rhetoric to help Lincoln get the Thirteenth Amendment passed.

Some abolitionist works like «Uncle Tom's Cabin» could paint slavery as a form of captivity, but the canonical captives of antebellum American literature were white women kidnapped by Indians, who after the Civil War were often replaced by freed slaves as objects of superstitious terror.

A team of men, led by the slimy W.N. Bilbo (James Spader) is tasked by Secretary of State William Seward (David Strathairn) with essentially buying the votes of lame - duck Democrats, while abolitionist firebrand Rep. Thaddeus Stevens (Tommy Lee Jones, in a performance just as central and Oscar - worthy as Day - Lewis») coordinates backroom deals within his own party.

He knows that a cessation of the fighting will likely rob the abolitionist cause of much of the support it has gained from those who view an amendment to the Constitution as the quickest way force the South to surrender.

mmm... a protagonist who complete dominates a long film to the detriment of context and the other players in the story (though the abolitionist, limping senator with the black lover does gets close to stealing the show, and is rather more interesting than the hammily - acted Lincoln); Day - Lewis acts like he's focused on getting an Oscar rather than bringing a human being to life - Lincoln as portrayed is a strangely zombie character, an intelligent, articulate zombie, but still a zombie; I greatly appreciate Spielberg's attempt to deal with political process and I appreciate the lack of «action» but somehow the context is missing and after seeing the film I know some more facts but very little about what makes these politicians tick; and the lighting is way too stylised, beautiful but unremittingly unreal, so the film falls between the stools of docufiction and costume drama, with costume drama winning out; and the second subject of the film - slavery - is almost complete absent (unlike Django Unchained) except as a verbal abstraction

Abolitionist Dr. Schultz altruistically takes Django on as an apprentice, and proceeds to teach him how to ride a horse and handle a gun.

You can only marvel watching Tommy Lee Jones take the floor as Republican Thaddeus Stevens, a bewigged, fire - breathing abolitionist whose sharp tongue spares no hypocrite.

The movie builds on Lincoln's real visits to Louisiana as a young man, where he saw the abuse and mistreatment of slaves and began to develop his own abolitionist sentiments.