Letter from William P. Powell, Liverpool, [England], to Samuel May, April 5th, 1854

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Title:
Letter from William P. Powell, Liverpool, [England], to Samuel May, April 5th, 1854
Description:
Powell speaks strongly against the pro-slavery Americans he has seen on the ships in Liverpool Harbor. He tells May that "American liberty is a mockery, British liberty is an existing fact." Powell likens Frederick Douglass to Judas and Benedict Arnold, but affirms that the anti-slavery cause will survive such betrayals, for he believes that the U.S. Constitution guarantees the citizenship rights of African Americans.
Author:
Powell, William P., 1806-1875
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Date:
April 5, 1854
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Powell, William P., 1806-1875
Emancipator
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 8 x 13 in.
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Liverpool, [England]
Language:
English
Notes:
Addressed from "7 Clifton Street, Everton."
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4531897
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.5, p.20
Barcode:
39999063859472