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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - February 12, 1851

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)

The writer argues against the current notion that people of African descent are mentally inferior to other races. This idea is being used to justify slavery, and the writer argues that it is based on false reasoning.

Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)

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

Keywords: education; inferiority; Slavery; training; treatment

People: Long, Edward

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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