Excerpt from "Letters from Alabama, (U.S.) Chiefly Relating to Natural History" by Philip Henry Gosse, an English naturalist.
This passage includes a letter written by Gosse, on September 1, 1838. He discusses slavery in Alabama ("a huge deadly serpent"), describing cruel punishments, poor living conditions, and impediments to emancipation. In his view, the institution taints the character of the entire state: &q...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/1815 |