"Observations on the Present Situation and Future Prospects of this the United States. No. IX. The History of White Negroes"
| Title | "Observations on the Present Situation and Future Prospects of this the United States. No. IX. The History of White Negroes" |
| Year for Search | 1786 |
| Authors | Lycurgus, [pseud.] |
| Secondary Title | The New-Haven Gazette, and the Connecticut Magazine |
| Volume / Edition | 1.9 |
| Pagination | 65-67 |
| Date Published | April 13, 1786 |
| Annotation | Satire on contemporary American politics, particularly the national debt, presented as an analysis of how, after slavery ends, the rich avoid being taxed to pay off the national debt and the white working class are so burdened with debt, which grows rather than shrinks, that they are enslaved to the new masters. |
| Pseudonym | Lycurgus [pseud.] |
| Full Text | 1786 Lycurgus [pseud.]. “Observations on the Present Situation and Future Prospects of this the United States. No. IX. The History of White Negroes.” The New-Haven Gazette, and the Connecticut Magazine 1.9 (April 13, 1786): 65-67. Satire on contemporary American politics, particularly the national debt, presented as an analysis of how, after slavery ends, the rich avoid being taxed to pay off the national debt and the white working class are so burdened with debt, which grows rather than shrinks, that they are enslaved to the new masters. |
