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Originally Posted by YOhio
I don't believe JS ever advocated sending slaves back to their aboriginal lands, though at one point he did forward the idea of giving freed slaves the option of taking land in Mexico. If you have a source for the aboriginal land statement I'd be interested in reading it.
From a pamphlet promoting his run for President:
http://olivercowdery.com/smithhome/1...4Smit.htm#pg01 |
I refer you to the Stapely letter and the works he very precisely cited. Joseph did propose sending them back to Africa at one time and I have read those words. I'm sure Stapely's paraphrase is correct. Really, JS was all over the map on slavery. He criticized abolitionists while residing in Missouri, apparently at least partly for political reasons.