The Henry P. Slaughter collection consists of materials collected by Henry P. Slaughter which emphasize the early history of African Americans in the United States. The collection is composed mainly of slave papers and correspondence of African American leaders, abolitionists, and political figures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The materials include pamphlets, sermons, speeches, reports, correspondence, and legal documents.
Oct 29, 2021

Henry P. Slaughter Collection

The Henry P. Slaughter collection consists of materials collected by Henry P. Slaughter which emphasize the early history of African Americans in the United States. The collection is composed mainly of slave papers and correspondence of African American leaders, abolitionists, and political figures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The materials include pamphlets, sermons, speeches, reports, correspondence, and legal documents.
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Colored People of Boston, the Last 40 Years Flyer, 1866 1866 A flyer advertising a lecture and entertainment at City Hall, Cambridge for August 6, 1866 in Boston. African American scholars, Meetings, Lectures and lecturing Henry P. Slaughter Collection
Letter from Frederick Douglass to "Sir", February 17, 1864 1864-02-17 A letter written by Federick Douglass to an unidentified individual lauding the person for sharing his views on the powers of the U.S. President and reflecting on his own lecturing experiences. 2 pages. Slavery, Abolitionists, African American men, Lectures and lecturing, Political science Henry P. Slaughter Collection