University Archives

Speaker or author: Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins, 1825-1911.

Newspaper or publication: Liberator

Overview of speech emphasizing the speaker's concerns regarding national government policy on Reconstruction following the Civil War.

Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 547 word document (text and images)

Date published: 1865-02-01

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

Keywords: Civil War; Declaration of Independence; Fugitive Slave Bill; government; history; justice; law; liberty; Reconstruction; Republic

Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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