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Speaker or Author: Francis, Abner H.
Newspaper:North Star
Title: Oration by A. H. Francis of Buffalo, on the first of August, 1849
Date Published: 1849-08-17
Notes: Speech delivered to celebrate the anniversary of the emancipation of the British West Indies. The speaker recounted the history of slavery, the successes of those who had overcome slavery in the past, and the potential of those abolitionists who he believes will abolish slavery forever after.