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armed resistance (1)

Speaker or Author: Stanley, Benjamin, fl. 1850
Newspaper:National Anti-Slavery Standard
Title: Meetings of Colored Citizens -- Their Denunciation of the Fugitive Slave Bill
Date Published: 1850-10-10
Notes: Overview of speech offered in protest of the Fugitive Slave Bill that was contributing to the kidnapping of nominally free black citizens of New York. The speaker suggested armed resistance to those who would attempt to rob them of their freedom.