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Speaker or author: Watkins, William J.

Newspaper or publication: Liberator

The speaker stressed that each black citizen must take responsibility for his or her own social, educational and political advancement. He emphasized that the idea of immigrating to Hayti to solve the racial issues they faced in the U.S. and Canada was not the answer.

Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 834 word document (text and images)

Date published: 1861-08-12

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

Keywords: abolitionists; Canada; education; Hayti; immigration

Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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