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Davis, Jefferson. An Address to the People of the Free States by the President of the Southern Confederacy. Richmond, January 5, 1863 January 5

 File — Box: 1

Scope and Contents

Stating that since Lincoln had declared all slaves free, including those in the Confederacy, that Davis was declaring all free blacks in all states and all their issue in perpetuity to be slaves; and that "the proper condition of the negro is slavery, or a complete subjection to the white man."

Dates

  • Creation: 1863 January 5

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 2.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository

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