Speaker or author: Remond, Sarah Parker, 1826-1887?
Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper
Speech delivered before an English audience in which the speaker stressed the irony of slavery in the U.S., a country founded on freedom. She explained the details regarding the Dred Scott decision and the goals of the Fugitive Slave Law.
Description of file(s): PDF 5 page, 1,128 word document (text and images)
Date published: 1860
Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century
Keywords: bondage; Congress; Dred Scott; England; freedom; Fugitive Slave Law; government; Harper's Ferry; John Brown; law; liberty; property; women
People: Brown, John; Scott, Dred
Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches