An excerpt from The War in Texas, a 1836 treatise written by Benjamin Lundy against the pro-slavery implications of the Texas Revolution.

The abolitionist Benjamin Lundy was the editor of an anti-slavery newspaper, The Genius of Universal Emancipation, and a mentor to William Lloyd Garrison.

Citation Information
Excerpt from “The war in Texas; a review of facts and circumstances, showing that this contest is the result of a long premeditated crusade against the government,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/3ee047c49dca67b96ad4faa2e2e74f6f.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
Courtesy of New York Public Library via HathiTrust.

Tips for Students

For this source, consider:

  • the author's point of view
  • the author's purpose
  • historical context
  • audience