Title: Voice of the Fugitive - October 22, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer responds to an article published in a southern newspaper that condemns the practice of teaching slaves to read. The article argues that this practice is detrimental to Southern society since an "enlightened man cannot be a contented slave." The article further insists that educating slaves is dangerous since it is "incompatible with the present happy security of the fabric of our social system."
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; government; Memphis; Sabbath School; school; society; system of instruction
Publication type: editorials; Newspapers