Literature: Tool For The Masses To Grasp And Form Opinions On A Subject
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Over the centuries, one of the most important tools available to protesting
groups was literature. Some of the most famous protest literature in the world
has its roots in American history. For example, some great American authors of
protest literature include Thomas Paine, Thomas Nast, John C. ....
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.... Magazine.
He published a series of minor essays, but his first important work was an
essay written for the Pennsylvania Journal in which Paine openly denounced
slavery. This was Paine's first foray into the world of protest literature, and
it clearly whet his appetite. Paine soon became fascinated with the ongoing
hostility in Anglo-American relations, and, much to the dismay of his publisher,
could not seem to think of anything but. Therefore, in late 1775, Paine had
begun what was to bec ....
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