Speaker or author: Ward, Samuel Ringgold, b. 1817
Newspaper or publication: Manchester Examiner and Times
Speech against the precepts of the Fugitive Slave Law. The speaker noted that there were some church denominations that countenanced slavery and that this discouraged abolition in the U.S. (Speech 15626 is a duplicate of this speech.)
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Speaker or author: Craft, William
Newspaper or publication: Huddersfield Examiner
Speech given before an English audience detailing the injustices of the system of slavery in the U.S. The speaker stressed the lack of legal representation or recourse available to slaves, emphasizing that the government was not interested in their welfare.
Description of file(s): PDF 6 page, 2,031 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884
Newspaper or publication: Manchester Examiner and Times
Speech delivered before a British audience denouncing the Fugitive Slave Law, and emphasizing the irony of a country founded on freedom continuing to depend on and encourage slave labor.
Description of file(s): PDF 10 page, 3,290 word document (text and images)