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

Newspaper or publication: North Star

Brief speech encouraging the backing of the Irish people in the abolition of slavery in the U.S. The speaker compared the liberation of slaves to the liberation of the Irish Catholic people by Daniel O'Connell.

Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 657 word document (text and images)

Date published: 1849

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

Keywords: Daniel O'Connell; Dublin; education; emancipation; Ireland; liberty

People: O'Connell, Daniel

Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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