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Speaker or author: Ward, Samuel Ringgold, b. 1817

Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman

Speech regarding the horrors of slavery, and the benefits of missionary work in spreading Christianity and helping the slaves.

Description of file(s): PDF 7 page, 1,639 word document (text and images)

Date published: 1854

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

Keywords: Africa; Asia; Australia; Britain; Canada; Christianity; Cuba; fugitive; Ireland; Jamaica; John Mitchel; Mexico; missionary; Puerto Rico; Scotland; West Indies

People: Mitchel, John

Organization: Colonial Missionary Society

Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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