Speaker or author: Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
The speaker addressed the issue of the competence and intellectual abilities of African Americans. He offered a rebuttal on the idea that freed slaves would be unable to take care of themselves. He emphasized a historical perspective on the intellectual ability of the Negro race to not only survive but to prosper independent of European influence.
Description of file(s): PDF 14 page, 3,770 word document (text and images)
Date published: 1862-05-28
Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; African American boys; African American men; African Americans--Colonization; African Americans--History--To 1863; Antislavery movements; Antislavery movements--United States; Child slaves; Slavery; United States--History--19th century
Keywords: Africa; bondage; Constitution; education; Egypt; emancipation; England; Ethiopia; government; Great Britain; Greece; history; Jamaica; liberty; New England Anti-Slavery Convention; Newspapers; prejudice; Romans; school; West Indies
Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches