Black Abolitionist Archive

Title: R. R. Raymond

Speaker or author: Raymond, R. R., Rev.

Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper

Speech given before the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society regarding the cruelties of slavery and the suffering of those enslaved. The speaker noted the importance of the role of women in the effort to end slavery.

Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 424 word document (text and images)

Title: John T. Raymond

Speaker or author: Raymond, John T., Rev.

Newspaper or publication: National Anti-Slavery Standard

Overview of speech offered in protest of the Fugitive Slave Bill that was contributing to the kidnapping of nominally free black citizens of New York. Emphasis was placed on the recent experience in this regard of James Hamlet, who escaped after being kidnapped to be sold into slavery.

Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 774 word document (text and images)