At the National Convention of Colored Citizens in Buffalo, Henry Highland Garnet calls on the enslaved to resist and strike for their freedom.
At a Glance
- Date
- 16 August 1843
- Location
- Buffalo, New York
- Key people
- Henry Highland Garnet, Frederick Douglass
- Category
- Abolition & Slavery
- Source
- Convention minutes, August 16, 1843 · BlackPast
What It Meant Then
His militant 'Call to Rebellion' challenged the movement's commitment to moral suasion.
What It Means Now
Garnet's address foreshadowed more confrontational strands of the freedom struggle.
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