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Black Abolitionist Archive
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Title: Henry Highland Garnet Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882 Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Reporter Brief speech denouncing the Fugitive Slave Bill. The speaker also encouraged his audience to buy "free-labor" goods instead of those produced by slave labor. Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 436 word document (image and text) |
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Title: Henry Highland Garnet Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882 Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Reporter Speech denouncing the Fugitive Slave Law, and focusing on the efforts of the Church in the continuation of the system of slavery. Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 882 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Henry Highland Garnet Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882 Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Reporter Speech before a British audience condemning slavery in the U.S. The speaker pointed out the irony of the American stance on freedom when it continued to enslave millions of people. He also praised the work of British abolitionists. Description of file(s): PDF 4 page, 1,445 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Henry Highland Garnet Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882. Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Reporter Speech calling for an end to slavery and asking that America join this fight for the emancipation of all slaves. He says: "The children of Africa, scattered as they were all over the world, unnationed, appealed to America for redress -- that America whose sails whiten every sea, and whose diplomatic parchment is lying in every court..." Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 312 word document (text and image) |
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Title: Henry Highland Garnet Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882 Newspaper or publication: Belfast Newsletter Speech denouncing the Fugitive Slave Law and emphasizing its cruelty and potential to contribute to continued prejudice. The speaker emphasized that the Irish who were immigrating to the U.S. by the hundreds could offer tremendous aid in abolishing slavery. Description of file(s): PDF 4 page, 1,217 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Henry Highland Garnet Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882 Newspaper or publication: British Friend Speaker expressed his appreciation for all the kindness he and his fellow travelers had received in England and Germany. Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 195 word document (text and image) |
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Title: Henry Highland Garnet Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882 Newspaper or publication: Christian News Baned from the church pulpit, the speaker gave his impassioned address to the gathered crowd from the steps of the church in front of the bolted door. He recounted stories of the abuse and injustices that slaves continued to endure, and emphasized how their lives were lived in terms of property. Description of file(s): PDF 4 page, 1,017 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Henry Highland Garnet Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882 Newspaper or publication: Christian News Speech before a British audience condemning the Fugitive Slave Law and slavery in the U.S. The speaker pointed out the irony of the American stance on freedom when it continued to enslave millions of people. Description of file(s): PDF 4 page, 1,131 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Henry Highland Garnet Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882 Newspaper or publication: Christian Recorder (1852 - 1856) Brief overview of speech given to eulogize Abraham Lincoln and collect money to benefit the church. Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 274 word document (text and image) |
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Title: Henry Highland Garnet Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882. Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) Speech praising the assistance, compassion and "charity" women offer in helping to abolish slavery and aiding those in need. Description of file(s): PDF 5 page, 1,516 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Henry Highland Garnet Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882 Newspaper or publication: Douglass' Monthly The speaker argued that prejudice and acts of violence against the free people of color in the northern states was instigated by southern extremists in an effort to disrupt the union and encourage unrest. He accused northern newspapers and unjust journalism (fed by southern sympathies) for the current violence against black Americans in the north. Description of file(s): PDF 4 page, 844 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Henry Highland Garnet Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882 Newspaper or publication: Douglass' Monthly The speaker said that black soldiers were not given the same incentives to fight as white soldiers and this just continued the prejudicial injustice they had already suffered. He asked only that equal rights prevail in the military. Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 256 word document (text and image) |
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Title: Henry Bibb Speaker or author: Bibb, Henry, b. 1815 Newspaper or publication: Emancipator Speech welcoming escaping slaves who had crossed into Canada from Detroit with the help of the Underground Railroad. (Includes MP3 audio file.) Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 325 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Henry Bibb Speaker or author: Bibb, Henry, b. 1815 Newspaper or publication: Emancipator Brief speech regarding the importance of supplying slaves with Bibles. (Speech 09773 is a duplicate of this speech.) (Includes MP3 audio file.) Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 630 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Henry Box Brown Speaker or author: Brown, Henry Box, b. 1816 Newspaper or publication: Emancipator Narrative regarding one man's daring escape from slavery by having himself shipped in a crate from Richmond, Virginia, to Philadelphia and freedom. Description of file(s): PDF 4 page, 933 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Henry Highland Garnet Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882. Newspaper or publication: Emancipator Speech encouraging the continued efforts of the Liberty Party of Massachusetts in their fight for the abolition of slavery. Mr. Garnet expressed that his speech was "...to show future generations the course we pursued in 1842; they will award to us consistency in our conduct, honesty of purpose, and entire devotedness to the cause of holy and impartial freedom." Description of file(s): PDF 7 page, 2,190 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Henry Highland Garnet Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882. Newspaper or publication: Emancipator Passionate speech regarding the oppression of slavery. Stress is placed on the illogical belief that keeping the slave ignorant keeps him or her from being discontent; and emphasizing that denying slaves an education prevents them from providing for their own medical, legal, and moral care. Description of file(s): PDF 5 page, 1,143 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Henry W. Johnson Speaker or author: Johnson, Henry W., abolitionist Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper Speech denouncing the motivation behind the American Colonization Society and the Fugitive Slave Bill. The speaker stressing the irony that the U.S. will welcome fleeing Hungarian refugees to its shores but does not provide a welcome to the refugees of slavery who already reside here. Description of file(s): PDF 24 page, 2,934 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Henry O. Wagoner Speaker or author: Wagoner, Henry O. Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper Speech given honoring Frederick Douglass and his work for the abolition of slavery. The speaker gave an overview of the challenges and triumphs of Douglass' life. Description of file(s): PDF 4 page, 824 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Henry Highland Garnet Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882 Newspaper or publication: Gateshead Observer Brief speech given in England in which the speaker encouraged his audience to purchase and use only free-labor produced goods and boycott slave-labor produced goods. He emphasized that boycotting slave-produced goods would aid in the fight towards emancipation of the slaves in the U.S. Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 226 word document (text and image) |