Talk:William Rounseville Alger

Controversy
Why was his speech controversial? What did he say that people found objectionable? FloridaArmy (talk) 03:42, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
 * The source just says: it "created a  sensation by  its  bold  treatment  of  the  slavery  question... [they printed it]  seven  years  later,  when the  prophecies  of  the  orator  had  been fulfilled". So apparently he made some predictions regarding slavery that came true. Given that he was an abolitionist it's not hard to guess what side of "the slavery question" he was on, but if you want to read the speech it's linked in his published works. Shuri42 (talk) 17:22, 27 December 2021 (UTC)