Black Abolitionist Archive
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Title: John Sella Martin Speaker or author: Martin, J. Sella (John Sella), b. 1832 Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- John Rylands Library -- Manchester, England Speech given on the anniversary of the execution of John Brown. The speaker related his experience with John Brown, and praised him as a martyr for the abolition of slavery. He also praised other abolitionists and stressed that the incident at Harper's Ferry was the spark that fueled the current fight to completely end slavery. Description of file(s): PDF 7 page, 2,698 word document (text and images) Date published: 1863-12-02 Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Christianity; Civil War; Frederick Douglass; Harper's Ferry; John Brown; martyr; Wendell Phillips People: Brown, John; Douglass, Frederick; Phillips, Wendell |
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