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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - August 27, 1851
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Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
Brief announcement of an upcoming national convention of women.
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - August 27, 1851
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Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer provides a brief overview of a recent convention in Indianapolis. It was decided during the convention that if the laws of the state became too oppressive, the free people of color would leave the state and locate elsewhere. They are determined, however, to stay within the U.S. and "strive for their moral, social, political, and intellectual elevation."
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - August 27, 1851
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Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
Brief note telling readers that fugitive slaves are still arriving in Canada in droves.
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - August 27, 1851
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Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer relates a recent court case regarding a default on the purchase of slaves by a free man of color.
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - August 27, 1851
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer encourages election of local delegates to attend the upcoming convention in Toronto.
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - August 27, 1851
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The writer tells his readers that in the near future politicians will take up the cause of freedom from slavery as the major issue in their campaigns.
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - August 27, 1851
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Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer shares provisions recently added to the state Constitution of Virginia. The new Constitution attempts to override any federal emancipation law that may free slaves in that state.
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - August 27, 1851
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Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer announces upcoming conventions that will be held within days of each other.
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - August 27, 1851
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Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer responds to an article published in another newspaper comparing and contrasting the feudal system in Europe to American slavery. The article seems to imply that slavery is a better system than feudalism.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages