Speaker or author: Douglass, H. Ford
Newspaper or publication: Pine and Palm
The speaker said he believed the first element of success for African Americans was establishing a "nationality." His approach to the abolition of slavery was philosophical. Slavery was not rational in his view and slaveholders, he believed, must come to realize this.
Description of file(s): PDF 5 page, 1,294 word document (text and images)
Date published: 1861
Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century
Keywords: Africa; England; Frederick Douglass; Great Britain; history; John Brown; Lord Henry Peter Brougham; Samuel Ringgold Ward; Wendell Phillips; West Indies; William Wilberforce
People: Brougham, Lord Henry Peter; Brown, John; Douglass, Frederick; Phillips, Wendell; Ward, Samuel Ringgold; Wilberforce, William
Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches