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Speaker or author: Wright, Theodore S. (Theodore Sedgwick), 1797-1847

Newspaper or publication: Friend of Man

Speech against the idea of the colonization of Africa by freed slaves and the societies that have been organized to promote it.

Description of file(s): PDF 7 page, 2,000 word document (text and images)

Date published: 1838

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

Keywords: Africa; Christianity; Colonization; immediate emancipation

Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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