Speech of Colonel Curtis M. Jacobs, on the Free Colored Population of Maryland (1863) is a historical document that contains a speech given by Colonel Curtis M. Jacobs on the issue of free colored population in Maryland. The speech was delivered in 1863 during the Civil War, when the issue of slavery and race was at the forefront of American politics.In the speech, Colonel Jacobs discusses the status of free colored people in Maryland and the challenges...