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Gillette, Francis (1807-1879) Speech of Mr. Gillette

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05116.08 Author/Creator: Gillette, Francis (1807-1879) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: circa 1854 Pagination: 1 v. : 15 p. ; 24 x 16 cm. Order a Copy

Location inferred from content. A note on last page indicates this document was created after 24 May 1854. In response to the question, "Are you willing that the black man shall participate, equally with the white man, in all the social and political benefits of this country," Gillette replies, "I certainly am willing, yea, desirous, that all men, irrespective of color, stature, height, circumference, or any other of the accidents of being, should have the same rights and the enjoyment of the same privileges, to work out the great problem of their existence, and to 'participate equally'... "

Gillette was a United States Senator from Connecticut 1853-1854.

Gillette, Francis, 1807-1879

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