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The African Slave Trade: The Secret Purpose of the Insurgents to Revive It

This pamphlet, published in Philadelphia in 1863 by C. Sherman, Son & Co., alleges that the secret purpose of the Confederate rebellion was to revive the international slave trade. It purports to reveal intercepted instructions to L.Q.C. Lamar, detailing plans to circumvent treaty stipulations against the slave trade with European powers. Authorship is attributed to Judah P. Benjamin, though the authenticity of the document is questionable. The pamphlet reflects the anxieties and propaganda surrounding the American Civil War.

Associated People/Businesses

Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip), 1811-1884
Lamar, L. Q. C. (Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus), 1825-1893
C. Sherman & Son
BENJAMIN, JUDAH P.

Geography

Philadelphia

Subjects

Slavery
History
Propaganda, Confederate
Slave trade

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 19, Folder 1