Slavery, Abolition, and the Legacy of the Revolution

Slavery, Abolition, and the Legacy of the Revolution

Wilder | Detroit Public LibraryDetroit, MI
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Join Prof. Dwyer for a presentation on Slavery, Abolition, and the Legacy of the Revolution

In this lecture Prof. Dwyer will reflect on the struggle for freedom and Emancipation during and after the Revolution, and the role of the American Revolution in the abolition movement, including a discussion of Frederick Douglass's famous speech "What to the Slave is the 4th of July?"

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  • 1 hour
  • In person

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Wilder | Detroit Public Library

7140 Seven Mile East

Detroit, MI 48234

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