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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.146 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1852 |
| Title | Freedom national; Slavery sectional. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, of Massachusetts, on his motion to repeal the Fugitive Slave Bill |
| Date | 1852 |
| Author | Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Delivered in the Senate of the United States 26 August 1852. Sumner attacks the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act and calls for its repeal. Printed by Buell & Blanchard. |
| Subjects | Missouri Compromise Fugitive Slave Act Slavery African American History Law Government and Civics Congress Runaway Slave |
| People | Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Freedom national |