"Let the monster perish" : the historic address to Congress of Henry Highland Garnet /
In 1865, Presbyterian pastor and abolitionist Henry Highland Garnet was the first African American to speak before the U.S. Congress. Garnet's speech, titled "Let the Monster Perish," celebrated the end of slavery and pleaded with humanity to never let it rise again. His address is re...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Louisville, Kentucky :
Westminster John Knox Press,
[2020]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | In 1865, Presbyterian pastor and abolitionist Henry Highland Garnet was the first African American to speak before the U.S. Congress. Garnet's speech, titled "Let the Monster Perish," celebrated the end of slavery and pleaded with humanity to never let it rise again. His address is reproduced here along with a time line of his life. |
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| Item Description: | "Publication of the address 'A Memorial Discourse,' which Garnet delivered to the U.S. Congress on February 12, 1865"--Publisher's note. |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 30 pages : portrait ; 18 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780664266295 0664266290 |