Black Abolitionist Archive

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Title: William Craft Speaker or author: Craft, William Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper Speech denouncing the Fugitive Slave Law and emphasizing its injustices. The speaker recounted his experiences with this law. Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 662 word document (text and images) Date published: 1855 Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Boston; England; fugitive; Fugitive Slave Law; George Thompson; laws; liberty; Millard Fillmore; vigilance People: Fillmore, Millard; Thompson, George Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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