University Archives

Title: Provincial Freeman - June 3, 1854

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)

The writer questions the motivation of free African Americans to remain in the U.S. when the atmosphere of prejudice and the fight for emancipation seems so overwhelming.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century

Keywords: Canada; emancipation; Fugitive Slave Bill; law; Nebraska Bill; Slavery

People: Batchelder, James; Pennington, James W. C.

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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