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Today in History Africa 13 March
African Literature
“I Am Free from American Slavery” by Lewis Richardson
On this day, 13 March 1846, Lewis Richardson, a man once enslaved by Sen. Henry Clay, delivered his speech “I Am Free from American Slavery” in the Union Chapel in Amherstburg, Canada.
To the entire speech: https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/1846-lewis-richardson-i-am-free-american-slavery-1846/
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