Calumny Refuted by Facts From Liberia With Extracts From the Inaugural Address of the Coloured President Roberts; an Eloquent Speech of Hilary Teage, a Coloured Senator; and Extracts From a Discourse by H. H. Garnett, a Fugitive Slave, on the Past and Present Condition, and Destiny of the Coloured Race. Presented to the Boston Anti-slavery Bazaar, U.S., By the Author of "A Tribute for the Negro."

In the turbulent years before the Civil War, a determined writer assembled a powerful rebuttal to the widespread claim that Black people were inherently inferior. Drawing on recent developments in Liberia, the work presents clear, contemporary evidence that challenges those entrenched prejudices. It aims to show that environment and opportunity, not skin colour, shape achievement.

The collection weaves together the inaugural address of Liberia’s first president, an eloquent speech by a Black senator, and a poignant discourse from a former slave who escaped northward. Together they argue for full civic rights, universal education, and a moral society grounded in Christian principles. The author also critiques the colonization movement, insisting that emancipation and integration, not forced repatriation, are the true path forward.

Listeners will hear the urgency of mid‑nineteenth‑century reformers as they marshal facts, testimony, and heartfelt rhetoric. The text offers a vivid snapshot of early Black voices demanding equality, making it a compelling historical document for anyone interested in the roots of civil‑rights advocacy.