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 Lengthy speech regarding the injustices of slavery. The speaker noted that even though he is of mixed blood (his father, a slave-owner), he has known the cruelties and injustices of slavery. He called for an end to this system of human abuse. Description of file(s): PDF 11 page, 2,981 word document (text and images) Date published: 1854-10-23 Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Africa; Christianity; Congress; Constitution; England; freedom; history; liberty; Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society; prejudice; slave trade; Wendell Phillips People: Phillips, Wendell Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches |
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