Black Abolitionist Archive
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Title: William Howard Day Speaker or author: Day, William Howard, d. 1900 Newspaper or publication: National Anti-Slavery Standard The speaker stressed his belief that the government under the leadership of Abraham Lincoln had failed to provide for the emancipation of the slaves as they had all believed it would. He noted the countries that had freed their slaves over the past decades, and stressed the inhumanity that seemed to rule a country that refused to acknowledge the evil in this continued system. Description of file(s): PDF 8 page, 2,389 word document (text and images) Date published: 1864 Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Abraham Lincoln; American Anti-Slavery Society; Canada; children; Civil rights; emancipation; England; Free Labor Movement; Fugitive Slave Bill; government; Great Britain; New York; West Indies People: Lincoln, Abraham Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches |
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