Black Abolitionist Archive
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Title: Alexander Crummell Speaker or author: Crummell, Alexander, 1819-1898 Newspaper or publication: African Repository Lengthy speech published in two issues of the African Repository newspaper (combined here into one speech). The speaker noted the similarities between the enslaved people in the U.S. and those enslaved in Israel and Egypt in ancient times. The speaker believed colonization of Africa offered the way to freedom. He emphasized the positive aspects of the new colonies in Monrovia and Liberia. Description of file(s): PDF 13 page, 5,353 word document (text and images) Date published: 1865-05-10 Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; African Americans--Colonization; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Africa; American Colonization Society; Barbadoes; Christianity; Colonization; Egypt; England; immigration; Israel; Liberia; Monrovia Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches |
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