{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Watchman News","provider_url":"https:\/\/watchman.news\/pl","author_name":"Source Author","author_url":"https:\/\/watchman.news\/pl\/author\/wpra-source-author-site-1\/","title":"Tax Season, Slavery, and Henry David Thoreau - Watchman News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"37x6terZFD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/watchman.news\/pl\/2026\/03\/tax-season-slavery-and-henry-david-thoreau\/\">Tax Season, Slavery, and Henry David Thoreau<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/watchman.news\/pl\/2026\/03\/tax-season-slavery-and-henry-david-thoreau\/embed\/#?secret=37x6terZFD\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8222;Tax Season, Slavery, and Henry David Thoreau&#8221; &#8212; Watchman News\" data-secret=\"37x6terZFD\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/watchman.news\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/watchman.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LRC-share.jpg","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":600,"description":"I woke up to some e-mail questions from my accountant pertaining to my 2025 income tax return, and it reminded me of Henry David Thoreau. In July 1846, Thoreau was jailed in Concord, Massachusetts for refusing to pay his poll tax as a protest against slavery and the Mexican-American War. It wasn\u2019t a harsh penalty\u2014just [\u2026]"}