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Subtitle: Canadian Towns.

Title: Provincial Freeman - January 26, 1856

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)

The editor gives an overview of the growth of towns in Western Canada focusing mostly on Amerstburg.

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

Title: Voice of the Fugitive - February 12, 1851

Speaker or author: editor

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

Brief notice regarding the settlement of New Canaan near Colchester township.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subtitle: Prejudice Against Color in Canada.

Title: Voice of the Fugitive - February 26, 1851

Speaker or author: editor

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

The writer responds to a note sent to another newspaper by a Member of Parliament asking to discontinue his subscription on the grounds that this newspaper advocated the establishment of "colored settlements" in Canada.

Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)

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: Colored Settlements and Schools.

Title: Voice of the Fugitive - January 29, 1852

Speaker or author: editor

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

The writer provides a brief overview of the current status of the settlements around Sandwich in Canada.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

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