The light and dark of the Rebellion [by C.E. Lester]. |
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... negro- emancipation gatherings at Exeter Hall . On all such oc- casions three standing jokes were played off , to the infinite amusement of dukes and duchesses , -duchesses more par- ticularly . First , there must be a live American negro ...
... negro- emancipation gatherings at Exeter Hall . On all such oc- casions three standing jokes were played off , to the infinite amusement of dukes and duchesses , -duchesses more par- ticularly . First , there must be a live American negro ...
Page 69
... negro slavery . Abolish that , and every heart in England is with you . " Secondly , at these Exeter Hall meetings they must have a live American abolitionist , -once a slaveholder who had eman- cipated his slaves . Here they found ...
... negro slavery . Abolish that , and every heart in England is with you . " Secondly , at these Exeter Hall meetings they must have a live American abolitionist , -once a slaveholder who had eman- cipated his slaves . Here they found ...
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... negro hide , Save in the shade of Freedom's tree ? Oh , by those songs your children sing , The lays that soothe your winter fires , The hopes , the hearths , to which you cling , The sacred ashes of your sires , - By all the joys that ...
... negro hide , Save in the shade of Freedom's tree ? Oh , by those songs your children sing , The lays that soothe your winter fires , The hopes , the hearths , to which you cling , The sacred ashes of your sires , - By all the joys that ...
Page 73
... negro business . " Here all is changed . British sym- pathy is now shifted from the slave and lavished on his mas- ter , from " moral pocket - handkerchiefs and religious fine- tooth combs " to the overseer's lash and the unleashed ...
... negro business . " Here all is changed . British sym- pathy is now shifted from the slave and lavished on his mas- ter , from " moral pocket - handkerchiefs and religious fine- tooth combs " to the overseer's lash and the unleashed ...
Page 74
... negro slavery . Although written nearly two years ago , I see no occasion for retracting a syllable or cancelling a word . MY LORD : -We have a habit you are not much accustomed to , -of straight talk and honest dealing : so you need ...
... negro slavery . Although written nearly two years ago , I see no occasion for retracting a syllable or cancelling a word . MY LORD : -We have a habit you are not much accustomed to , -of straight talk and honest dealing : so you need ...
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