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Speaker or author: Purvis, Robert, 1810-1898

Newspaper or publication: Abolitionist

Speech given against the idea of the colonization of Africa by freed people of color.

Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 374 word document (images and text)

Date published: 1833

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

Keywords: Africa; Colonization; William Lloyd Garrison

People: Garrison, William Lloyd

Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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