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Speaker or author: Jackson, William Andrew, b. 1832

Newspaper or publication: Liberator

Brief overview of a speech by the former coachman of Jefferson Davis expressing his opinion about how to include the southern states into the union after the Civil War.

Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 325 word document (text and image)

Date published: 1865-08-01

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

Keywords: citizenship; Civil rights; Civil War; Congress; emancipation; Massachusetts; New England; suffrage; vote; West Indies

Organization: Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society

Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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