Charles Sumner was the statesman from Massachusetts who attacked slavery in his speeches. He served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts from April 24, 1851 to March 11, 1874.
Charles Sumner
Thomas Corwin has written: 'Free soil vs. slavery' -- subject(s): Slavery, Extension to the territories, Speeches in Congress 'State of the Union' -- subject(s): Politics and government, Slavery, Speeches in Congress 'Life and speeches of Thomas Corwin, orator, lawyer and statesman'
there is no slavery in massachusetts
Slavery in Massachusetts was created in 1854.
Massachusetts prohibited slavery in 1780
Fredrick Frederick Augustus Washington Douglass (1818-1895). He was an African-American social reformer, writer, abolitionist orator and statesman..
Georgia was the last colony to legalize slavery in 1798!
Anson Burlingame has written: 'Address upon the life and character of Washington' 'Defence of Massachusetts' -- subject(s): Speeches in Congress, History, Slavery, Politics and government 'An appeal to patriots against fraud and disunion' -- subject(s): Politics and government, Speeches in Congress
Massachusetts was the first U.S. state to abolish slavery, in a 1783 judicial interpretation of its 1780 constitution.
He condemned slavery and affirmed the idea of African Americans' natural rights.
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