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Speaker or author: Bibb, Henry, b. 1815

Newspaper or publication: Palladium of Liberty (1843 - 1844)

Anecdotal speech on the "system of slavery" with emphasis placed on the way in which the speaker's wife was taken from him.

Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 427 word document (text and images)

Date published: 1844

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

Keywords: Church; tyrant; women

Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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