Emancipation Anniversary Sermon Collection
Content Description
This collection contains a sermon written around 1898 regarding 35 years of slavery emancipation, first initiated during the United States Civil War in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation. The unidentified author speaks at length about the contemporary struggles of Black Americans--referred to in the sermon as "colored people," their contributions and representation throughout United States history and to civilization at large, and the responsibilities they hold for one another as people and parents, particularly regarding men protecting women and the educational needs of children. The origin of the sermon--both in whom is speaking and where they were speaking from--is unknown.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1898
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Copyright Statement
Copyright retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Extent
1 Container (Contains 1 document box)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Method and date of acquisition unknown.
Processing Information
This collection was added during the 2019 accessioning project and had no documentation identifying the creator or source.
- Title
- Emancipation Anniversary Sermon Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nicole Yatsonsky
- Date
- 2019-07-23
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository