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title: 'Speech Against the Idea of the Colonization of Africa by Freed Slaves and the Societies That Have Been Organized to Promote it'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Theodore Sedgwick Wright'
date: 1838-10-17
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Slavery'
- 'Race Relations and Slavery'
- 'Foreign Missions'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 25'
- 'Matthew 28'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/wright-1838-speech-against-the-idea-of-the-colonization-of-africa-by-freed-slaves-and-the-societies-that-have-been-organized-to-promote-it
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# Speech Against the Idea of the Colonization of Africa by Freed Slaves and the Societies That Have Been Organized to Promote it

Theodore S. Wright denounces Colonization Societies as racist and harmful, urging immediate emancipation, opposing prejudice, and defending true evangelism for Africa.

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