Black Abolitionist Archive
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Title: William Howard Day Speaker or author: Day, William Howard, d. 1900 Newspaper or publication: Liberator Speech delivered during a celebration of the anniversary of the August 1st emancipation of the British West Indies. The speaker emphasized the potential positive future for African Americans now that the war was over and they were free. The speaker stressed that their future success was up to them now. Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 714 word document (text and images) Date published: 1865-08-01 Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Abraham Lincoln; Civil War; government; Oligarchy; politics; soldier; South Carolina; vote People: Lincoln, Abraham Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches |
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