Black Abolitionist Archive
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Title: William Craft Speaker or author: Craft, William Newspaper or publication: Inquirer The speaker challenged the proposition put forth that mixing the races would result in "weak and feeble offspring" and that the race would eventually die out. Those agreeing with the idea of forbidding interracial marriage were not considering the children of slaves and slaveholders that were born out of wedlock. The speaker said that he believed two-thirds of slaves in the U.S. were of mixed blood. Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 542 word document (text and images) Date published: 1863 Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Africa; amalgamation; mulattoes; race Organization: The British Association Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches |
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