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Group of letters written at Rochester, New York to Hannah Fuller of Skaneatles, New York concerning issues related to the abolitionist or anti-slavery movement. In the four letters of 1857, Douglass details his efforts and difficulties encountered in arranging a speaking engagement in Rochester for fellow escaped slave and anti-slavery activist, William Wells Brown. These letters also indicate that Douglass was an ardent proponent of women's rights and stressed the contributions women made to the anti-slavery movement.
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  1. Abolitionists United States
  2. African American Abolitionists Correspondence
  3. African Americans
  4. Antislavery Movements New York (State)
  5. Slaver
  6. United States
  7. Women
  8. Women Abolitionists United States

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