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Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882.

Newspaper or publication: National Era

Speech regarding the silent sanctioning of slavery by the north with their continued purchasing of southern cotton and produce. The speaker stresses the differences between northern and southern ideologies regarding slavery.

Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 396 word document (text and images)

Date published: 1847

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

Keywords: "the South"; Bible; Christianity; Mexico

Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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