Elihu Embree, Abolitionist

Download or read book Elihu Embree, Abolitionist written by Elijah Embree Hoss and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.