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

Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper

Speech denouncing the Fugitive Slave Bill, and praising the work of the American Anti-Slavery Society in its efforts to end slavery.

Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 794 word document (text and images)

Date published: 1851

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

Keywords: American Anti-Slavery Society; freedom; Fugitive Slave Bill; law

Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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