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Title: Colored American - July 17, 1841
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer comments on recent conventions being held throughout the country. These convention unite African Americans in the work towards abolition.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
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Title: Colored American - June 13, 1840
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer discusses the benefits of holding a national convention of free African Americans. He briefly contrasts and compares a national convention over a state convention.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Elevator - July 14, 1865
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)
The writer expresses reasons why a state convention is a good idea even though there is opposition to this.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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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
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - July 29, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
Beginning with an overview of a recent convention in Maine, the writer briefly summarizes state by state newspaper articles describing the current political position on the issue of slavery.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
Speaker or author: Hall, W. H. (William Henry), fl. 1863-1864
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Harvard University, Cambridge -- Rare Books and Manuscripts
Although California had entered the Union as a free state, the speaker joined those in the state government in questioning what social and political changes would take place nationally now that the Emancipation Proclamation had been delivered and the war was at an end.
Description of file(s): PDF 11 page, 2,632 word document (text and images)