Black Abolitionist Archive

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Title: Stephen Pembroke Speaker or author: Pembroke, Stephen Newspaper or publication: Pennsylvania Freeman Anecdotal speech regarding one man's experience with slavery and subsequent escape. (Stephen Pembroke is the brother of Rev. J. W. C. Pennington, a well-known black abolitionist and speaker.) Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 675 word document (text and images) Date published: 1854 Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: escape; freedom; fugitive Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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