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"Black and White Slaves." "Black and White Slaves."

texts show that he had little tolerance for abolitionism, that he thought blacks were inferior to whites

The lithograph to which Whitman refers was actually entitled "Black and White Slavery," and was created

by a Northern slavery apologist named Edward Williams Clay.

It compares Britain's "white slaves" (factory workers) to America's black slaves in an effort to show

texts show that he had little tolerance for abolitionism, that he thought blacks were inferior to whites

Vintage Books, 1996), 125–127.; The lithograph to which Whitman refers was actually entitled "Black and White

It compares Britain's "white slaves" (factory workers) to America's black slaves in an effort to show

Rusty black costume; white choker; look oddly compounded of severity, superiority, curiosity, apprehension

Dirty finery, excessively plentiful; paint, both red and white; draggle-tailed dress, ill-fitting; coarse

Nicholas Hotel was built in 1853 to rival the luxurious Astor Place with its white marble facade and

A well-built, portly old man, full, ruddy face, abundant wavy—almost frizzly—white hair, good forehead

It is the firm of William C.

Nicholas Hotel was built in 1853 to rival the luxurious Astor Place with its white marble facade and

Roediger, The Wages of Whiteness: Race and the Making of the American Working Class (London: Verso, 2002

William Leete Stone (1793–1844) was described in an 1856 biographical sketch as "the editor and one of

In Whitman's written appeal to the minds of all men (where "all men" refers to native-born white males

Roediger, The Wages of Whiteness: Race and the Making of the American Working Class (London: Verso, 2002

In Whitman's written appeal to the minds of all men (where "all men" refers to native-born white males

This "constitution" allowed suffrage for all white (domestic and naturalized) males over twenty-one.

until 1843 that there was a new official state constitution that dropped the property requirement for white

The liberal party sided with Thomas Dorr, who advocated for suffrage for all white males (see previous

This "constitution" allowed suffrage for all white (domestic and naturalized) males over twenty-one.

until 1843 that there was a new official state constitution that dropped the property requirement for white

no.1 (1955), 24–50.; The liberal party sided with Thomas Dorr, who advocated for suffrage for all white

A white silken mantle, somewhat like a scarf, was worn by every person; it encircled the neck, falling

The silk scarf that Whitman is referring to is a tallit, a white garment that is shawl-like and is worn

platform which made part of this structure, there was another figure standing, half shrouded in a white

Scott" and "Shakespeare's Shylock" are both Jewish characters in works from Sir Walter Scott and William

Similarly, Shylock is a character from the William Shakespeare play, The Merchant of Venice .

.; The silk scarf that Whitman is referring to is a tallit, a white garment that is shawl-like and is

The "President's closing Levee" was the open inaugural reception at the White House, held the evening

5000 guests, including Frederick Douglass, who had initially been barred by guards from entering the White

Never before was such a compact jam in front of the White House, all the grounds filled, and away out

As the President came out on the capitol portico, a curious little white cloud, the only one in that

.; The "President's closing Levee" was the open inaugural reception at the White House, held the evening

5000 guests, including Frederick Douglass, who had initially been barred by guards from entering the White

Oregon prohibits colored persons, either slave or free, from entering the State—making an exclusively white

The great obstacle to Southern progress and enterprise is well-known to be the fact that White Labor

It would be altogether a contest with reference to the interest of the masses of the Whites, and would

Who believe that the Whites and Blacks can ever amalgamate in America? Or who wishes it to happen?

Besides, is not America for the Whites? And is it not better so?

William C. Gover, The Tammany Hall Democracy of the City of New York [New York: Martin B.

White and Company, 1895], 4: 37). addressed the assemblage, and spurred them on to do their best in the

The Era , edited at this time by Parke Godwin (the son-in-law of poet and editor William Cullen Bryant

White and Company, 1895], 4: 37).; John Hughes (1797–1864) was a Catholic, Irish-born bishop and later

the Jury-box, vote in all elections, meet us in social intercourse, and intermarry freely with the whites

The doctrine of the perfect equality of the white with the black in all respects whatsoever, social and

The Free State theory is that the West is the white man's land—the land for free independent farmers,

such a State government as will result in large plantations, full of African slaves, crowding out the white

farmer, white emigrant, and white poor family.

White labor, versus Black labor White labor, versus Black labor.

whether it be submitted to the inhabitants of that territory for their fiat, the great cause of American White

indeed formed upon the wishes of the people, no doubt or shadow of doubt clouds the prospects of the White

White, 1840], 753). themselves on their "influence."

Government Printing Office, 1884], 90; William Huntzicker, Popular Press, 1833–1865 [Westport, CT: Greenwood

White, 1840], 753).; Whitman's sarcastic comment is poking fun at the self-perceived influence of New

One of his loyal followers was William Ford, also known as Bill.

White, 1839], 427). attracted, probably, by the expectation of seeing "fun."

White, 1839], 427).; The Sixth Ward, also called "Five Points," was a poor, predominantly Irish, neighborhood

Water Department—Birkenbein, White, Moore, Barond, City Comptroller, J. N. Dutton.

Williams. Health Officer, Arthur Hughes. NEW HAVEN—Aldermen—H. S.

White, Ald. Huntley, and ex-Ald. Bannon acting as vice-chairmen.

Marion Hose Company No. 1—William H. Lawrence Foreman with a full company numbering 30.

White, whose own fair proportions distracted by no means from those of his noble team.

See: John Boag, Popular and Complete English Dictionary (London: William Collins, 1848), 903. twice the

White, 1839], 532). to the north. What troops of children, large and small, appear on every side!

White, 1839], 532).; "fen scrapins" was perhaps a slang term used during the game of "Ring Taw."

Whiting for the exclusion from the list of studies prescribed for our public schools of such branches

Whiting’s resolution that they are, the poor—for whom mainly the schools are designed—reap no benefit

Whiting’s resolution will not be summarily ignored—but that it will provoke at least discussion and inquiry

White, 1839], 732). from Austrian monasteries—be permitted thus to dictate what Tammany Tammany, fully

From Scene II, Act III of William Shakespeare's Macbeth .

White, 1839], 732).; Tammany, fully known as Tammany Hall, was the political machine of the Democratic

featured many sensationalized stories that were discredited, The Sun persisted in some form until 1950 (William

, Light and Shadows of Irish Life (Philadelphia: Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 1838), 141; "Patrick," William

according to the belief of these sage, grave men, The phrase "sage, grave men" comes from a line in William

originally worked to elect Jeffersonian Republicans and to extend the right to vote to non-property owning white

originally worked to elect Jeffersonian Republicans and to extend the right to vote to non-property owning white

White, 1839]).

White, 1839]). This piece is unsigned.

White, 1839]).

White, 1839]).; Our transcription is based on a digital image of an original issue.

In Panama, the writer states, the ordinary relative positions of whites and blacks are reversed.

and most of the principal authorities of the place are black, and they mete out less justice to a white

Political parties in Panama and indeed in the whole State are divided into the whites and blacks, and

As full and fine scenery and properties are to the acting of Macready William Charles Macready (1793–

of which the Pictorial England is among the neatest......No. 6 opens with the drowning of Prince William

Prince William Adelin (1103–1120), only legitimate son of King Henry I, Duke of Normandy, drowned in

the White Ship tragedy (November 25th, 1120) trying to save his half–sister. and his sister Matilda

(1103–1120), Countess of Perche, illegitimate daughter of King Henry I and half–sister to Prince William

William Adelin (1103–1120), only legitimate son of King Henry I, Duke of Normandy, drowned in the White

British General William Howe defeated American General George Washington.

In time, it too gave place, and was also torn down, to make room for the present white marble church

William Hartshorne, William Hartshorne was a printer and mentor to Walt Whitman.

—White Sulphur Springs.

White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, was the site of continuing skirmishes during August of 1862 along the

The resort of White Sulphur Springs was turned into a hospital in 1862 and cared for both Union and Confederate

A major battle at White Sulphur Springs took place the following summer, but George Whitman was not involved

Hill, Major General Henry Heth, and Major General William Mahone. loss slight. September 30.

.; White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, was the site of continuing skirmishes during August of 1862 along

The resort of White Sulphur Springs was turned into a hospital in 1862 and cared for both Union and Confederate

A major battle at White Sulphur Springs took place the following summer, but George Whitman was not involved

Kerosine.......... 200,000 Saleratus......... 50,000 Starch............ 30,000 Vinegar........... 12,000 White

lead........ 1,250,000 Whiting........... 68,000 Lamps, lanterns, & gas fixtures. 125,000 Stoves....

The White Lead factory gives employment to two hundred and twenty-five men.

The Brooklyn White Lead Works, established in 1822, was the oldest white lead factory in the state of

.; The Brooklyn White Lead Works, established in 1822, was the oldest white lead factory in the state

partitions allowed secreted criminals to rummage through the client's clothes while he slept" (Shane White

, Stephen Garton, Stephen Robertson, Graham White, Playing the Numbers [Harvard University Press, 2010

partitions allowed secreted criminals to rummage through the client's clothes while he slept" (Shane White

, Stephen Garton, Stephen Robertson, Graham White, Playing the Numbers [Harvard University Press, 2010

opinion of the living and working conditions of England in the New York Aurora editorials "Black and White

In "Black and White Slaves" he writes, "In England, nine-tenths of the population do not enjoy the common

opinion of the living and working conditions of England in the New York Aurora editorials "Black and White

In "Black and White Slaves" he writes, "In England, nine-tenths of the population do not enjoy the common

Routledge, 1998], 104–105). uniformed in brick-dusty shirts and overalls, battered hats, and shoes white

Pickering, 1835), xxx. did before the Conquerer's Whitman refers to William the Conqueror (1028—1087

Harold II was killed in the quick Norman victory and William was subsequently crowned King of England

Rollo was not completely unconnected to these events, because William I was one of his direct descendants

for example, Wace, Master Wace, His Chronicle of the Norman Conquest from the Roman de Rou (London: William

With its distinctive white marble exterior and Gothic Revival design, Grace Church occupied a dramatic

On the significance of Upjohn's architecture see especially William H.

With its distinctive white marble exterior and Gothic Revival design, Grace Church occupied a dramatic

Whiting, in favor of excluding from the list of studies Astronomy, Zoology, Algebra, Geometry and Physiology

Whiting, or any of them, should be dispensed with.

Whiting's resolution, and now after reflection we see many reasons for sympathising with his feelings

In the street the sun beats down in one concentrated glare, beneath which white men wince and wilt.

Now are Spring and Summer Raglans discarded, and white-gossamer fabrics take their place.

There were then 4,000,000 adult white men in the Union, of whom 100,000, or one in 40, left for California

On the 1st of April, there were 150,000 adult white men in this State; 12,000 (some say 22,000) or one

He said— “The American Government was a failure, and its dissolution was the question for white men as

country would some day assert their rights and their manhood, Union or no Union; that they would say to white

mass of the people sooner or later decide;—not an isolated association of men and women, black and white

In 1908 this was replaced by a 149-foot tall column designed by Stanford White.

The monument to Major General William Jenkins Worth, a veteran of the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American

In 1908 this was replaced by a 149-foot tall column designed by Stanford White.; All three of these monuments

The present number, besides its numerous learned and elaborate papers, such as those on White’s Shakspere

writer mentions that when at the capital a few days ago, Bennett dined, by special invitation, at the White

The English Language: Exhibiting The Origin, Orthography, Pronunciation, And Definitions Of Words [White

The English Language: Exhibiting The Origin, Orthography, Pronunciation, And Definitions Of Words [White

The English Language: Exhibiting The Origin, Orthography, Pronunciation, And Definitions Of Words [White

The English Language: Exhibiting The Origin, Orthography, Pronunciation, And Definitions Of Words [White

There are two or three large stoves, and the prevailing white of the walls is relieved by some ornaments

O'Connor, the wife of William Douglas O'Connor.

Through the rich August verdure of the trees see that white group of buildings off yonder in the outskirts

Harewood Hospital, a model hospital like Judiciary Square and Lincoln, was built on the estate of William

I shall always identify Washington with that huge and delicate towering bulge of pure white, where it

Then other varieties; there will be a procession of wagons, bright-painted and white-topped, marked "

Washington being full of great white architecture, takes through the Summer a prevailing color-effect

of white and green.

White canvas coverings arch them over, and each wagon has its six-mule team.

satisfaction the 'Portrait of a Gentleman,' No. 19—'Portrait of a Child,' No. 31—the 'Kitchen Bail at White

Portrait of a Gentleman and Portrait of a Child have not been identified; Kitchen Ball at White Sulphur

.; Portrait of a Gentleman and Portrait of a Child have not been identified; Kitchen Ball at White Sulphur

avenue, Madison avenue, and tens of streets around and above Union Park, have their palatial houses of white

Such considerations as these make us laugh at the architecture of the New York Custom House, with its white

Whatever may be the diversity of opinion among the whites, in regard to the effect of Negro Emancipation

It seems to me that the white Douglass should occasionally meet his deserts at the hands of a black one

See Peter Ross and William Smith Pelletreau, A History of Long Island: From Its Earliest Settlement to

As you travel along the roads you see the white tomb-stones, group after group, some far, and some near

Actor and manager William ("Billy") Mitchell (1798-1856) popularized the burlesque theater (also known

Give us one thing or the other, gentlemen—black, if you will, or white if you will—but not the mulatto

See William Rounseville Alger, The Life of Edwin Forrest (New York: Lippincott, 1877), 2:649.

We hove in sight of the steeples and white paint of home, and soon after, the spirits we had served deserted

In 1636, at the request of Charles I, the Plymouth Company transferred to William Alexander, Earl of

The snow-white floor was sprinkled with fine sand, which was curiously stroked with a broom into fantastic

first carpet said to have been introduced into the colony was found in the house of the pirate, Kidd, William

Lord, formerly member of Congress, Frederick William Lord (1800–1860) lived in Greenport and was a member

came a couple of little black fish; after which a real big one, twenty inches long, opening his great white

Whitman refers to Augusta Jane Chapin (1836–1905), Thomas Baldwin Thayer (1812–1886), and William Stevens

It was a small, white shell. —by modern folks Turtle-hill.

colors, and stones of every conceivable shape, hue, and density, with shells, large boulders or a pure white

reception of Le Dieu et la Bayadere and other European ballet/pantomime performances circa 1840–1860, see William

We hove in sight of the steeples and white-paint of home, and soon after, the spirits we had served deserted

It was a small, white shell.; Montauk Point Light, finished in in 1797 and not 1795, as Whitman writes

Now, a little nymph, with her white pantalettes, and gypsey hat, A brimmed hat with a low crown. and

as we write, remember the scene, now more than thirty-five years ago—the group of bent, thin-faced, white-haired

Sale, William A. Sale was one of the builders of Old St. Ann's Church in Brooklyn.

William Furman served as county judge before Leffert Lefferts. Secretary—Freeman Hopkins.

William Quinn. The African M. E.

Church was the African Methodist Episcopal Church, for which William Quinn was the first and only church-planting

, glittering with mica and newly arrived from Connecticut, and here lay small hillocks of the snow white

Then came the door plates with their dark grounds and white letters, and very familiar looked the interesting

We fear that there were more than sufficient “numbers” for church-pews, done in nice white and gold letters

From late June through the middle of October 1863, forces under Union General William S.

trees, through all the streets and in the well-kept public grounds, and through this green, the milky white