Mass Moments (Mass Humanities) historical almanac entry on Thoreau's July 23, 1846 night in the Concord jail, cited for its direct statement that the jail night prompted him to compose the lecture that became Resistance to Civil Government.
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PublisherMass Humanities (Mass Moments)
URLhttps://www.massmoments.org/moment-details/henry-david-thoreau-spends-night-in-jail.html
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