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Speaker or author: Roper, Moses

Newspaper or publication: Patriot

Anecdotal speech delivered at Reverend T. Price's Chapel in England on the cruelities suffered by slaves in America. He addresses the issues of education, the assistance provided by the Quakers, and the "good" vs. "bad" treatment slaves receive from slaveholders.

Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 571 word document (text and images)

Date published: 1836

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

Keywords: Baptists; Britain; Christianity; education; England; Quakers

Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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