Black Abolitionist Archive

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Title: William Wells Brown Speaker or author: Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884 Newspaper or publication: National Anti-Slavery Standard Anecdotal speech with numerous examples illustrating the hardships and irrationality of slavery. The speaker emphasized the prevalence of amalgamation. Description of file(s): PDF 12 page, 3,489 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: amalgamation; bondage; citizenship; cotton; Cuba; Declaration of Independence; education; England; John Brown; John Tyler; liberty; Paris; property; rice; society; sugar; West Indies; women People: Brown, John; Tyler, John Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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