Debate on Emancipation, Demosthenian Literary Society Minutes, 1829-1839: pages 200-201

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In 1833, the Demosthenian Literary Society debated "Would it be policy in the United States to liberate the slaves and settle them in Africa?"

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Demosthenian Literary Society

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English

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Demosthenian Hall, June 22nd, 1833
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The Declaiming and Junior Classes having performed their respective duties, the society went then into the discussion of the following question. "Would it be policy in the United States to liberate the slaves and settle them in Africa?" Which, after a very animated discussion, was decided in the negative, eleven to nine.
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Transcribed Minutes

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Demosthenian Literary Society , “Debate on Emancipation, Demosthenian Literary Society Minutes, 1829-1839: pages 200-201,” African American Experience in Athens, accessed September 25, 2023, https://digihum.libs.uga.edu/items/show/164.

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