Although this piece appears to have been written by an African American, it was much more likely anonymously composed by a White member of the Federalist party, complete with a stereotyped version of African American speech. Federalists believed that African Americans deserved more freedoms but felt President Thomas Jefferson went beyond what they considered reasonable by advocating for African Americans to be on an equal par with Whites in all ways.
Pompey. “Article by Pompey on President Jefferson in the Greenfield Gazette reprinted from the Massachusetts Spy newspaper.” Greenfield Gazette, May 4, 1801. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l12-007/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
Please note: Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.