Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 The loyalty & devotion of colored Americans in the Revolution and War of 1812.

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GLC#
GLC06130
Type
Books & pamphlets
Date
1861
Author/Creator
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Title
The loyalty & devotion of colored Americans in the Revolution and War of 1812.
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
24 p. : Height: 18.2 cm, Width: 12.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Published by Robert F. Wallcut. Contains excerpts from speeches and quotations related to African American military service. Includes excerpts from a William Howard Day speech delivered at a convention for African Americans held in Cleveland, Ohio, 9 September 1852; excerpts from an address delivered in 1842 before the Congregational and Presbyterian Anti-Slavery Society of Francestown, New Hampshire, by Dr. Harris (according to many sources an African American Revolutionary War veteran); excerpts from an 1821 speech by Dr. Clarke in the convention to revise the New York State Constitution; a discussion of the formation of a colored regiment in Rhode Island, 1778, and other examples reflective of the service and patriotism of African American soldiers.

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