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The Collected Meditations of Mrs. Maria W. Stewart, Paperback / softback Book

The Collected Meditations of Mrs. Maria W. Stewart Paperback / softback

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Paperback / softback

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The Collected Meditations of Mrs. Maria W. Stewart (2021) compiles the speeches and writings of Maria W.

Stewart. This groundbreaking collection includes some of the best works from across Stewart’s career as the first African American public lecturer, including Meditations from the Pen of Mrs. Maria Stewart, her 1832 speech delivered at the Franklin Hall, her address delivered before the African American Female Intelligence Society, and her lecture delivered at the African Masonic Hall in 1833. “Many will suffer for pleading the cause of oppressed Africa, and I shall glory in being one of her martyrs; for I am firmly persuaded that the God in whom I trust is able to protect me from the rage and malice of mine enemies, and from them that will rise up against me; and if there is no other way for me to escape, He is able to take me to himself…” In the brief span of five years, Stewart became one of Boston’s most prominent lecturers on abolition and women’s rights, passionately condemning the institution of slavery while calling attention to the racism faced by free African Americans living in the north.

This collection places some of her best-known speeches alongside her highly regarded meditations, personal reflections on life as a Black woman in nineteenth century America.

A keen observer of political events and a powerful voice against oppression of all kinds, Maria W.

Stewart remains relatively unknown despite her prominent role in the movements for abolition and women’s rights.

With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Collected Meditations of Mrs. Maria W. Stewart is a classic of African American literature reimagined for modern readers.

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