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Subtitle: Amherstburg Courier.

Title: Voice of the Fugitive - January 1, 1851

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)

The editor comments on a report of a mob disrupting a lecture given in Boston by a Canadian government representative.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subtitle: Aid for the Fugitive Slaves.

Title: Voice of the Fugitive - January 1, 1851

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)

The editor tells his readers about the charity pouring into their area from the U.S. Boxes of old clothes and blankets are being distributed among the poor and fugitive slaves in their area.

Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page

Subtitle: Schools for Colored People in Canada.

Title: Voice of the Fugitive - January 1, 1851

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)

The writer discusses the need for schools to educate children of African descent. He mentions a few schools available in the area.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subtitle: Daniel Hotchkiss.

Title: Voice of the Fugitive - January 1, 1851

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)

The editor tells his readers about the arrival of a new missionary devoted to helping the fugitive slaves in their area.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subtitle: Western States and Slavery.

Title: Voice of the Fugitive - January 1, 1851

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)

The editor provides brief snippets of news from several states.

Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page

Subtitle: Introduction.

Title: Voice of the Fugitive - January 1, 1851

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)

The editor introduces his readers to the Voice of the Fugitive, a new Canadian newspaper focusing on issues involving slavery and freedom.

Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page

Subtitle: George Thompson, Esq., M. P.

Title: Voice of the Fugitive - January 1, 1851

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)

The writer relates an incident in which a lecture given in Boston by a member of British Parliament is disrupted by a mob.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

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