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title: 'October 15, 1855 Letter to the Colored National Convention'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'James William Charles Pennington'
date: 1856-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Slavery'
- 'Race Relations and Slavery'
scriptures:
- 'Isaiah 58'
- 'Luke 4'
- 'Amos 5'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/pennington-1856-october-15-1855-letter-to-the-colored-national-convention
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# October 15, 1855 Letter to the Colored National Convention

J.W.C. Pennington's 1855 letter urges a continental anti‑slavery coalition and a Western Continent Anti‑Slavery Convention; mentions a forthcoming report on the religious state of Colored people.

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