Black Abolitionist Archive

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Title: William Wells Brown Speaker or author: Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884 Newspaper or publication: Liberator Speech denouncing the Fugitive Slave Bill emphasizing the penalities placed on those who help fugitive slaves and, the cruelties the bill allows to be placed on those who are captured using it. Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 656 word document (text and images) Date published: 1850 Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Canada; Congress; Constitution; Daniel Webster; England; Fugitive Slave Bill; government; law People: Webster, Daniel Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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