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title: 'Brief Speech Addressing the Cruelties and Injustice of Slavery'
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authors:
- 'Theodore Sedgwick Wright'
date: 1836-06-04
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Slavery'
- 'Race Relations and Slavery'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 16'
- 'Luke 2'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/wright-1836-brief-speech-addressing-the-cruelties-and-injustice-of-slavery
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# Brief Speech Addressing the Cruelties and Injustice of Slavery

Rev. Theodore S. Wright, a Black Presbyterian minister, urges abolition and declares slavery must perish. He praises abolitionists' perseverance amid persecution and foresees emancipation.

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