Speaker or author: Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Advocate
Brief remarks regarding recent events that the speaker said were encouraging regarding the struggle towards freedom for the slaves.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 133 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Martin, J. Sella (John Sella), b. 1832
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Advocate
Brief speech praising the work of William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips, and John Brown. The speaker said that just because there is no news of discontent from the slaves in the South does not mean that they are happy with their situation.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 134 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Purvis, Robert, 1810-1898
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Advocate
The speaker expressed his doubts that the present government would ever abolish slavery since they refused to allow African Americans to become soldiers. He also pointed out that the Dred Scott decision demonstrated the government's true position on the idea of emancipation.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 269 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Remond, Sarah Parker, 1826-1887?
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Advocate
Brief overview of a speech given before an audience in England asking for their help in abolishing slavery in the U.S. The speaker stressed the part of the Church in influencing the continuation of slavery by condoning it.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 224 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Remond, Sarah Parker, 1826-1887?
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Advocate
Speech given before an English audience regarding the condition of slavery in the U.S. The speaker emphasized the influence of the Church and the "cotton monopoly" in continuing the institution of slavery. She also spoke of the untiring work of abolitionists in the U.S., the efforts of the African Civilization Society, and the role of women in the effort to end slavery.
Description of file(s): PDF 8 page, 2,119 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Remond, Sarah Parker, 1826-1887?
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Advocate
Speech given before an audience in Dublin, Ireland, addressed the issue of slavery in the U.S. and called on Great Britain to aid in the effort to abolish it. The speaker focused on the plight of women caught up in this system.
Description of file(s): PDF 16 page, 4,397 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Remond, Sarah Parker, 1826-1887?
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Advocate
Overview of a speech delivered in Scotland regarding the condition of slavery in the U.S. The speaker stressed the horrors of the continued system of tyranny that was in place. She asked for support for the ongoing fight for freedom. (Speech 22860 is a duplicate of this speech.)
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 598 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Remond, Sarah Parker, 1826-1887?
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Advocate
Speech delivered before an audience in England recounting the horrors of slavery and emphasizing the sheer numbers of enslaved human beings in the U.S.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 545 word document
Speaker or author: Remond, Sarah Parker, 1826-1887?
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Advocate
Overview of speech delivered before a packed house in Bury, England. The speaker praised the efforts of women to help the poor, the enslaved and the helpless.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 314 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Remond, Sarah Parker, 1826-1887?
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Advocate
The speaker stressed the plight of women and children subjected to slavery in the southern states. She spoke before an English audience in London and pleaded for their assistance in the battle for emancipation in the U.S.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 588 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Remond, Sarah Parker, 1826-1887?
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Advocate
Impassioned speech describing the horrors of slavery. The speaker stressed that the economics of the cotton industry was continuing the institution of slavery. She also emphasized the influence of the Church in continuing slavery by condoning it.
Description of file(s): PDF 4 page, 1,158 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Jackson, William Andrew, b. 1832
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Advocate
Brief overview of speech by the coachman of Jefferson Davis (who had recently escaped and settled in England) describing his experience with slavery. (See duplicate speech 26152.)
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 301 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Watkins, William J.
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Advocate
Speech denouncing the doctrine of "Compensated Emancipation."
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 533 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Advocate
Anecdoatal speech regarding the speaker's encounter with the Reverend Dr. Richard Fuller, a slaveholding minister from South Carolina. The speaker emphasized the kindness and courtesy he had received from Dr. and Mrs. Fuller during his visit. (Includes MP3 audio file.)
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 609 word document (text and images)