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Auction #132 begins on 09 Jul 2026

Breckinridge (Robert J.)

THE BLACK RACE: SOME REFLECTIONS ON ITS POSITION A DESTINY, AS CONNECTED WITH OUR AMERICAN DISPENSATION

A Discourse Delivered Before the Kentucky Colonization Society, at Frankfort, on the 6th Day of Feb. 1851

Published: A.G. Hodges & Co., Printers, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1851

Reserve: $40

Approximately:

Estimate: $400-600

Bidding opens: 9 Jul 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 16 Jul 16:30 GMT

Ships from: United States

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Sewn self-wrappers, outer leaves and edges lightly soiled, moderate foxing, damp staining but not affecting legibility. Top edges unopened. Good+

Pamphlet by one of the leaders of the Colonization movement which aimed to return people of African origin to Africa. Though Breckinridge advocated for the end of slavery, he favored a gradual approach and was a slave owner himself, and in 1833 had sent eleven of his own former slaves to the colony of Liberia – it was his belief that gradual return of Black people to Africa would be the only long-term societal solution to the problem of slavery.

Shipping information: U.S. Domestic shipping for this lot will be $10; combined shipping possible for multiple orders; additional charges for international shipping.

  • Binding Condition: Good+
  • Overall Condition: Good+
  • Size: 8o (250 x 160 mm)


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