Speaker or author: Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
Speech regarding the military history of black war heroes relating stories of their heroism. The speaker also addressed the court case that led to the emancipation of England and the British West Indies.
Description of file(s): PDF 4 page, 1,157 word document (text and images)
Date published: 1857
Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century
Keywords: Algernon Sydney; British West Indies; court; Dred Scott; emancipation; England; human rights; James Somerset; Judge Roger Brooke Taney; Lord Mansfield (William Murray); military; prejudice; property; Thomas Clarkson
People: Clarkson, Thomas; Mansfield, Lord (William Murray); Scott, Dred; Somerset, James; Sydney, Algernon; Taney, Judge Roger Brooke
Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches