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title: 'Speech Given in Response to a Resolution Regarding the “Right of Free Discussion” Which Was Being Threatened by Legislation'
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authors:
- 'Theodore Sedgwick Wright'
date: 1836-07-02
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Slavery'
- 'Race Relations and Slavery'
scriptures:
- 'Luke 2'
- 'Galatians 3'
- 'James 2'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/wright-1836-speech-given-in-response-to-a-resolution-regarding-the-right-of-free-discussion-which-was-being-threatened-by-legislation
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# Speech Given in Response to a Resolution Regarding the “Right of Free Discussion” Which Was Being Threatened by Legislation

Theodore S. Wright (1836) defends free discussion and abolition, arguing racial prejudice is itself slavery and must be abolished to secure equal access to schools, work and worship.

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