Speaker or author: Pennington, James W. C.
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Congregational Library -- Anti-Slavery Pamphlets
Speech regarding the injustices of slavery and prejudice emphasizing the extreme cruelity that can result from fear and hatred in mass populations. The speaker noted that while slavery intended to make "beasts of burden" of human bodies, the reality of slavery demonstrated that the institution was instead a battle to chain human minds.
Description of file(s): PDF 29 page, 12,568 word document (text and images)
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Speaker or author: W.
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Advocate (1837)
Overview of a meeting of the Phoenixonian Society including a critique of the presentations of several speakers.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page