Black Abolitionist Archive
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Title: Edward Wilmot Blyden Speaker or author: Blyden, Edward Wilmot, 1832-1912. Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Lynch, Black Spokesman: Selected Writings of Edward Wilmot Blyden, pp. 63-65 Speech regarding the issues facing Liberia at the time. The speaker believed that the desire to be rich had created too much foreign dependency and not enough development of internal values for the Liberian population in terms of morality, education, and economics. (Includes MP3 audio file.) Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 911 word document (text and images) Date published: 1857-07-27 Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Africa; audio; Christianity; Church; education; liberty; Monrovia; morality; school Publication type: Speeches; Text Play audio: Media player requires Javascript and Flash.
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