Black Abolitionist Archive
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Title: William Howard Day Speaker or author: Day, William Howard, d. 1900 Newspaper or publication: Douglass' Monthly The speaker expressed his thoughts on the differences between the slave states and the free states. Although argument had been made that slavery was necessary for the good of the economy, he noted that from his experience and the current price of land, he believed that instead slavery "impoverished the land." He also expressed his thoughts on the influence of cotton on continuing slavery; and his belief in the benefits of colonization as an alternative to living in a country that was becoming wealthy from slavery. Description of file(s): PDF 7 page, 1,504 word document (text and images) Date published: 1861 Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; African Americans--Colonization; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Africa; August 1, 1834; Canada; Colonization; emancipation; England; exploration; free state; Jamaica; liberty; Niger Valley; slave state; West Indies Organization: Leed's Young Men's Anti-Slavery Society Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches |
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