University Archives

Speaker or author: Lane, Lunsford, b. 1803.

Newspaper or publication: Western Citizen

Speech given by Lunsford Lane describing how he purchased his family from slavery.

Description of file(s): PDF 10 page, 2,551 word document (text and images)

Date published: 1842-05-11

Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; Slavery--United States--North Carolina; United States--History--19th century

Keywords: American Anti-Slavery Society; emancipation; family; freedom

Organization: American Anti-Slavery Society

Publication type: Speeches

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