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Kentucky Speech Against Slavery by Kyng Sankofa is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document presents a speech by Rev. David Rice delivered at the Kentucky Convention in 1812, arguing against slavery on the grounds of justice and good policy. Rice defines a slave as a human being deprived of liberty and moral agency, highlighting the inherent injustice of reducing individuals to property. He emphasizes that all humans are equal by nature and that slavery is a moral and societal failure that degrades both the enslaved and the enslavers.
- Author
- Kyng Sankofa
- Language
- EN