Address to the Slaves of the United States of America
Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
An 1843 speech by Henry Highland Garnet that exemplified radical resistance by calling enslaved African Americans to use any tactic, including violence, to achieve freedom, and represented early Black religious nationalism.
AP course connection
Topic 2.19: 2.19 Black Political Thought: Radical Resistance