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Alston, William Johnson (1)

Speaker or Author: Alston, William Johnson
Newspaper:Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Title: Sermon By Rev. W. Johnson Alston
Date Published: 1861-10-12
Notes: At the outset of the Civil War, the speaker calls for a National Day of Prayer and Fasting. In his sermon, he refers to the Declaration of Independence and Bible passages to prove the inherent human freedom of all races.