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Speaker or author: Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884

Newspaper or publication: National Anti-Slavery Standard

Overview of a speech given in London regarding the continuation of slavery in the U.S. The speaker said that slavery would never end as long as the Church continued to condone it.

Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 279 word document (text and image)

Date published: 1853

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

Keywords: Church; England; fugitive; London

Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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