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Speaker or author: Nell, William C. (William Cooper), 1816-1874.

Newspaper or publication: Liberator

Speech delivered during the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the First Independent Baptist Female Society and the church where their meetings were held. The speaker gave an overview of the history of the church and parish, and the accomplishments of the organization.

Description of file(s): PDF 6 page, 1,493 word document (text and images)

Date published: 1858-10-08

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

Keywords: Boston; British West Indies; Cato Gardner; celebration; Church; emancipation; female; George Thompson; history; John T. Hilton; Liberia; liberty; prejudice; religion; school; segregation; William Lloyd Garrison; women

People: Gardner, Cato; Garrison, William Lloyd; Hilton, John T.; Thompson, George

Organization: First Independent Baptist Female Society

Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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