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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.050 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1832 |
| Title | A Discourse, on the moral, legal and domestic condition of our colored population, preached before the Vermont Colonization Society, at Montpelier |
| Date | 17 October 1832 |
| Author | Converse, J. K. (John Kendrick) (1801-1880) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Converse preaches that Blacks, "though they might be freemen in name, can never be raised to the rank and privileges of freemen in this country." He blames white American racism for this situation and proposes colonization as the solution. Printed by the University Press. Converse was pastor of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont. |
| Subjects | Religion Africa African American History Colonization Slavery Freemen Law |
| People | Converse, John Kendrick (1801-1880) |
| Place written | Burlington, Vermont |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Law; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |