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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.001 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1855 |
| Title | The Slave Oligarchy and its usurpations. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, November 2, 1855, in Faneuil Hall, Boston |
| Date | 2 November 1855 |
| Author | Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | First edition. Printed by Buell & Blanchard, Printers, Washington, D.C. Sumner urges voters, "Are you for Freedom, or are you for Slavery? ... Above all other questions, whether national or local, it now lifts itself, directly into the path of every voter, and calls for a plain and honest reply." |
| Subjects | African American History Slavery Abolition Reform Movement Politics |
| People | Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |