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Lot 97

Sale 1118 - African Americana
Feb 28, 2023 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$2,000 - 3,000
Price Realized
$1,764
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[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Southern Democracy! Philadelphia, PA: King & Baird, n.d.


16 x 21 3/4 in. letterpress broadside (old creases, pinholes, occasional spotting); framed to 21 x 25 1/4 in. (not examined out of frame). 

A radically pro-slavery broadside averring that slavery should not only exist for Blacks but whites as well, opening: "The object of the Southern Rebellion and of its Northern allies, is to render Slavery universal. Under the name of Democracy, they seek to deprive labor of all its rights." Continuing with quotes from various leaders and concluding "Slavery is a blessing to be extended over all men who labor, whether black or white."

Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents

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