University Archives

Speaker or author: Whipper, William, 1804?-1876

Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)

Speech published in four separate issues of the Colored American newspaper regarding non-resistence and peaceful protest to the tyranny of slavery, from a Christian perspective.

Description of file(s): PDF 27 page, 6,467 word document (text and images)

Date published: 1837

Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Civil rights; liberty; Slavery; United States--History--19th century

Keywords: Christianity; non-resistance; peaceful protest

Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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