Black Abolitionist Archive

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Title: H. Ford Douglass Speaker or author: Douglass, H. Ford Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Harvard University, Cambridge -- Rare Books & Manuscripts Speech discussing the politics of slavery stressing the influence of government and political figures in continuing the institution. Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 1,045 word document (text and images) Date published: 1856-11-15 Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Anti-Slavery Society; Britain; education; England; Franklin Pierce; Frederick Douglass; freedom; John C. Calhoun; liberty; Missouri; politics; Robert Toombs; Wendell Phillips People: Calhoun, John C.; Douglass, Frederick; Phillips, Wendell; Pierce, Franklin; Toombs, Robert Publication type: Speeches; Text

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