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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - April 20, 1861

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)

The writer tells his readers that Fort Sumter has surrendered to Confederate forces. President Lincoln has called for volunteers and Washington, D. C. is under Martial Law. The country moves rapidly now into civil war.

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: Civil War; Confederate States of America; Congress; Fort Sumter; Martial Law; union; Volunteers; Washington, D. C.

People: Beauregard, [Pierre Gustave Toutant]

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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