Black Abolitionist Archive

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Title: William Jones Speaker or author: Jones, William Newspaper or publication: American Freeman Anecdotal speech regarding one man's experience with slavery and his praise of Gerrit Smith's benevolence. Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 292 word document (text and images) Date published: 1846 Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: freedom; Gerrit Smith; toil People: Smith, Gerrit Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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