Black Abolitionist Archive
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Title: John Sweat Rock Speaker or author: Rock, John S. (John Sweat), 1825-1866 Newspaper or publication: Liberator Brief speech addressing the fears expressed within the country regarding the emancipation of the slaves. The speaker emphasized that the fear of amalgamation is groundless since it presupposes an "uncommon attraction on the part of the blacks" to the white race and this was not the case. He encouraged his audience to have faith and trust the path to freedom that lay before them. Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 336 word document (text and images) Date published: 1863-05-28 Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Abraham Lincoln; amalgamation; Civil War; emancipation; government; mulattoes; prejudice; rebels People: Lincoln, Abraham Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches |
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