Joshua R. Giddings
Famous Quotes
View all 2 quotes“They assembled in large numbers, in the district of Darien, and publicly resolved as follows: “To show the world that we are not influenced by any contracted or interested motives, but by a general philanthropy for all mankind, of whatever climate, language or complexion, we hereby declare our disapprobation and abhorrence of slavery in America.””
The Exiles of Florida or, The crimes committed by our government against the Maroons, who fled from South Carolina and other slave states, seeking protection under Spanish laws.
“Men who wielded the influence of Government for the consummation of these crimes, assiduously labored to suppress all knowledge of their guilt; to keep facts from the popular mind; to falsify the history of current events, and prevent an exposure of our national turpitude.””
The Exiles of Florida or, The crimes committed by our government against the Maroons, who fled from South Carolina and other slave states, seeking protection under Spanish laws.
Books from the author
Link to this page
Add a free, dofollow link to Lex on your blog, forum, syllabus, or reading list.
HTML
<a href="https://lex-books.com/author/joshua-r-giddings"><img src="https://lex-books.com/badges/read-on-lex.svg" alt="Joshua R. Giddings on Lex" width="160" height="40"></a>Markdown
[](https://lex-books.com/author/joshua-r-giddings)BBCode
[url=https://lex-books.com/author/joshua-r-giddings][img]https://lex-books.com/badges/read-on-lex.svg[/img][/url]Plain link
Joshua R. Giddings on Lex: https://lex-books.com/author/joshua-r-giddings