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University of Detroit Mercy
Black Abolitionist Archive
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Speaker or Author: De Grasse, Isaiah G. Open File >>
Newspaper: Liberator
Title: To the American Convention for promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and improving the condition of the African Race.
Date published: 1831
Date given: 1831-05-28
Notes: Spoken essay given by a 15 year old boy at an exhibition of the New York African Free School in 1828 regarding his experience with slavery.
Description: PDF 2 page, 379 word document (text and images)
Subjects: African American boys
Child slaves
Slaves--Biography
Slaves--Social conditions
United States--History--19th century
Slaves--Emancipation--United States
Liberty
Slavery
Antislavery movements--United States
Organizations: New York African Free School, 1828
Keywords: African Convention
youth
Manumission Society
school
Lancasterian system
New York African Free School
Language: eng
Location: UDM - Black Abolitionists Archive
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