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Speaker or author: Watkins, William J.

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

Overview of a brief speech regarding the current situation in the fight for equal suffrage.

Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 267 word document (text and images)

Date published: 1860

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

Keywords: Democrat; government; Massachusetts; Missouri Compromise; politics; Republican; Rhode Island; suffrage; Vermont

People: Douglas, Stephen Arnold

Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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