University Archives

Speaker or author: Powers, Jeremiah

Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)

Speech given in response to derogatory remarks made by Charles O'Conor regarding African Americans and slavery.

Description of file(s): PDF 5 page, 1,168 word document (text and images)

Date published: 1859-12-19

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

Keywords: freedom; Ireland; Irish; Mason and Dixon line; Newspapers; soldiers

People: Brown, John; Douglass, Frederick; O'Conor, Charles

Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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