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Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882

Newspaper or publication: Patriot

Speech denouncing the Fugitive Slave Law, emphasizing its inhumanity and injustice.

Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 901 word document

Date published: 1851

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

Keywords: chattel; Christianity; freedom; Fugitive Slave Law; liberty; property; religion

Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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