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title: 'Speech Given Before the Convention of the New York Anti-Slavery Society … With an Emphasis on the Tragedies and Injustices of Slavery'
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authors:
- 'Theodore Sedgwick Wright'
date: 1837-10-14
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Race Relations and Slavery'
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
scriptures:
- 'Isaiah 58'
- 'Hebrews 13'
- 'Acts 17'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/wright-1837-speech-given-before-the-convention-of-the-new-york-anti-slavery-society-with-an-emphasis-on-the-tragedies-and-injustices-of-slavery
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# Speech Given Before the Convention of the New York Anti-Slavery Society … With an Emphasis on the Tragedies and Injustices of Slavery

Rev. Theodore S. Wright’s 1837 address urges abolitionists to reject colonization and racial prejudice, affirm Black Americans’ brotherhood, and press consistent moral action.

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