Project Gutenberg 2012-09-19 Public domain in the USA. 71 Anti-slavery Convention of American Women Convention of American Women, Anti-slavery An Address to Free Coloured Americans Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "An Address to Free Coloured Americans" by the Anti-slavery Convention of American Women is a historical document produced during the early 19th century, specifically in the late 1830s. This book serves as a crucial response to the injustices of slavery, aiming to unify free people of color in their moral and intellectual development while extending a passionate plea for the liberation of their enslaved brethren. Written in an era marked by heated debates over slavery, it reflects the growing abolitionist sentiment among women who were actively engaged in advocating for social change. In this address, the authors underscore the harrowing realities of slavery, articulating the mental, spiritual, and physical detriment it inflicts on individuals and communities. They call upon free colored Americans to embody moral integrity and intellectual ambition, arguing that their progress is vital for the abolition of slavery. The document advocates for education, community unity, and steadfast dedication to the principles of human rights and dignity, urging readers to reject the notion of racial inferiority perpetuated by slaveholders. Through inspiring examples of free and educated individuals of color who have overcome significant adversity, the address seeks to foster a sense of responsibility and hope among its audience, urging them to actively partake in the fight for freedom and equality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en African Americans Slavery -- United States -- Controversial literature African Americans -- Social conditions African Americans -- Colonization -- Africa Free African Americans -- United States E300 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 101045 101054 2024-09-17T08:11:41.461991 2023-09-17T16:15:21.292326 text/html text/html 99039 2012-09-18T17:23:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 37322 2012-09-18T17:23:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 103515 2024-09-17T08:11:45.235946 application/epub+zip 103752 2024-09-17T08:11:42.896959 application/epub+zip 103751 2024-09-17T08:11:42.027950 application/epub+zip 258650 2024-09-17T08:11:47.070954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247740 2024-09-17T08:11:44.643963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247952 2022-09-18T16:31:19.541705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90820 90612 2024-09-17T08:11:41.221982 2023-09-17T16:15:21.086340 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 90723 2012-09-18T17:23:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 35161 2012-09-18T17:23:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 90712 2012-09-18T17:23:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35141 2012-09-18T17:23:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20996 2024-09-17T08:11:47.207932 application/rdf+xml 20624 2024-09-17T08:11:42.364953 image/jpeg 4700 2024-09-17T08:11:42.193975 image/jpeg 104481 2024-09-17T08:11:41.472963 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog