Speaker or author: Downing, George T. (George Thomas), 1819-1903
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
Brief speech denouncing the African Civilization Project. The speaker believed this was similar to the American Colonization Society project and just one more way of making money using African American labor.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 391 word document (text and images)
Date published: 1859
Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; African Americans--Colonization; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century
Keywords: 1776; 54th Massachusetts; 5th U.S. Colored Troops; Abbeokuta (West Africa); abolitionists; Africa; African Civilization Society; American Colonization Society; Henry Highland Garnet; Rev. John B. Smith
People: Garnet, Henry Highland; Smith, Reverend John B.
Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches