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Speaker or author: Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884

Newspaper or publication: Liberator

Speech regarding the question of expatriation and what to do with freed slaves once the Civil War was over. The speaker believed that slavery would end with the end of the war, but he could see the potential problems in a future society including newly freed slaves.

Description of file(s): PDF 6 page, 1,757 word document (text and images)

Date published: 1862

Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century

Keywords: Boston; Civil War; cotton; Denmark; education; emancipation; England; expatriation; government; Hayti; Jamaica; liberty; Quakers; West Indies

Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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