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A Declaration of Liberty by the Representatives of the Slave Population of the United States of America, July 4, 1859 – Declaration Project

A Declaration of Liberty by the Representatives of the Slave Population of the United States of America, July 4, 1859

After the capture at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, of the white abolitionist, John Brown —  who believed that only an armed uprising would rid our nation of slavery, and led the bloody raid on the federal arsenal — a set of documents was recovered at his base of operations. One of them, composed by Brown and transcribed … Continue reading A Declaration of Liberty by the Representatives of the Slave Population of the United States of America, July 4, 1859

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