Elihu Embree, abolitionist - African American Perspectives Materials

Elihu Embree, who died in 1820, was an early abolitionist in Tennessee and active in the cause before people like Garrison and Lundy. Included here are excerpts from the Emancipator (a serial) that Embree edited, giving his views of race, slavery, and the abolitionist movement, especially in Tennessee. Also included are the constitution of the Tennessee Manumission Society and a sharp exchange between Embree and the Governor of Mississippi over slavery and abolition.
"Read before Vanderbilt Southern History Society, February 24, 1897."
Reprinted from "American historical magazine", vol. II, no. 2.
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.