Date:18th of May 1854
Description:James Watkins, a black antislavery activist, appears to have arrived in Birmingham in 1852. Later, in this letter, he commends the town for supporting him and in raising the funds for to pay for the freedom of his family. His letter also includes the location where he was apparently staying. Watkins was not, however, the first black ex-slave to directly address the Birmingham public through the press. Olaudah Equiano had placed a letter in the Aris in 1790.
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James Watkins, originally named Sam Berry, was born in 1821 on a slave plantation in Maryland. His book, ...
James Watkins, a black antislavery activist, appears to have arrived in Birmingham in 1852. Later, in ...
The front cover of this James Watkin's narrative can tell us a lot about the aspirations of the antislavery ...
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Donor ref:Local Studies: The Aris's Gazette 1854. (8/349)
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