Tag: Speech Time Frame: 1801-1860

(1817) J. Forten & Russel Perrott, “An Address To The Humane & Benevolent Inhabitants Of The City And County Of Philadelphia

On August 10, 1817, James Forten and Russel Perrott served as chairman and secretary of a large indignation meeting of Philadelphia’s free African American community. The gathering protested the efforts of the year-old American Colonization Society to recruit blacks to leave the United States for … Read More(1817) J. Forten & Russel Perrott, “An Address To The Humane & Benevolent Inhabitants Of The City And County Of Philadelphia

(1809) William Hamilton, “Mutual Interest, Mutual Benefit, and Mutual Relief”

In January 1809, the African American community of New York celebrated the first anniversary of the slave importation ban passed by Congress. That celebration, however, would be the last. By the following year it was clear that the law prohibiting the “foreign” slave trade was … Read More(1809) William Hamilton, “Mutual Interest, Mutual Benefit, and Mutual Relief”

(1808) Rev. Peter Williams Jr., “An Oration On The Abolition Of The Slave Trade”

On March 2, 1807, Congress enacted a law that banned the external slave trade beginning January 1, 1808. With that act enslaved persons could no longer be brought to the United States. Although the law would be frequently violated until the eve of the Civil … Read More(1808) Rev. Peter Williams Jr., “An Oration On The Abolition Of The Slave Trade”