Speaker or author: Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
Overview of speech regarding the speaker's view of the current status of the anti-slavery movement. The speaker said he saw this not as a racial issue, but as a human issue. He believed the system of slavery had a negative effect on every American, regardless of color. He believed that ending slavery freed all Americans.
Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 823 word document (text and images)
Date published: 1855
Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century
Keywords: anti-slavery movement; Civil rights; Edward Everett; England; Free Soilers; liberty; Massachusetts; prejudice; Thomas Sims; West Indies
People: Everett, Edward; Sims, Thomas
Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches