Black Abolitionist Archive

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Title: Theodore Gross Speaker or author: Gross, Theodore, Rev. Newspaper or publication: Watchman and Weslayan Advertiser Detailed account of one man's experience with slavery. Description of file(s): PDF 8 page, 2,255 word document (text and images) Date published: 1860 Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Africa; auction; children; Christianity; Henry Ward Beecher; Lewis Smith; liberty; mulatto; property; women People: Beecher, Henry Ward; Smith, Lewis Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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