Monday, July 1, 2013

December 28, 1862---"The Despised Race"



DECEMBER 28, 1862:       

In anticipation of the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation four days hence, the African Salem Baptist Church of New Bedford Massachusetts hosts the Reverend Henry W. Parker, an abolitionist, writer and Congregational minister who speaks to the congregation on the subject of “The Despised Race.” To the approval of the members present, Parker argues passionately that race matters not in the eyes of God.


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