"An Ounce of Preventive" Letter to the Southern Watchman
Subject
Description
An 1857 letter written to the Southern Watchman and signed "An Ounce of Preventive" discusses the controversy of enslaved people using a Baptist church for religious services. The author argues that "if any disturbance is made by this people, it will proceed from this church," concluding that "the preaching there should be confined to white persons."
Creator
Southern Watchman
Publisher
Southern Watchman
Date
Format
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Language
English
Type
Coverage
1857
Collection
Citation
Southern Watchman, “"An Ounce of Preventive" Letter to the Southern Watchman,” African American Experience in Athens, accessed September 25, 2023, https://digihum.libs.uga.edu/items/show/25.
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