History of the United States I / Unit 13 USH1 1811 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Thoreau and Civil Disobedience
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The idea
Thoreau lectured in eighteen forty-eight on the individual standing against governmental injustice, motivated by disgust over the Mexican-American War and over slavery.
In practice
Civil Disobedience published in eighteen forty-nine, urging readers to refuse support to immoral governments.
Where people slip
Unit 11 covers that war and points forward to this entry. Walden followed in eighteen fifty-four, after two years at the pond.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
Unlocks
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