Calumny Refuted by Facts From Liberia / With Extracts From the Inaugural Address of the Coloured President Roberts; an Eloquent Speech of Hilary Teage, a Coloured Senator; and Extracts From a Discourse by H. H. Garnett, a Fugitive Slave, on the Past and Present Condition, and Destiny of the Coloured Race. Presented to the Boston Anti-slavery Bazaar, U.S., By the Author of "A Tribute for the Negro."
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The text gathers speeches, addresses, and personal testimony to rebut claims of Negro inferiority, presenting Liberia as a practical example of Black self-government, education, and Christian morality. It reproduces extracts from the inaugural address of J. J. Roberts, an eloquent speech by Hilary Teage, and a discourse by H. H. Garnett to illustrate administrative competence, educational attainment, civic virtue, and reforms such as compulsory schooling and limits on alcohol. The author affirms colonization only as a voluntary, improvement-focused enterprise and condemns forced expatriation, arguing that environment and opportunity, not race, determine moral and intellectual development.
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