Speaker or author: Day, William Howard, d. 1900
Newspaper or publication: Leeds Mercury
The speaker proposed that the best way to end slavery is for Europe to boycott cotton grown in the U.S. He advocated that Great Britain and European countries buy cotton grown in Africa instead. This would remove the power of cotton and its contribution to continuing slavery in the U.S. It would also help Liberia to flourish economically.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 297 word document (text and image)
Date published: 1860
Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century
Keywords: Africa; anti-slavery organization; Britain; Canada; cotton; England
Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches