Title: Weekly Anglo-African - August 20, 1859
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer answers those political factions that ask "when will the agitation be over?" He tells them that this will end with the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law, the reversal of the Dred Scott Decision, the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, the end of the internal slave trade, and the right of citizenship for African Americans.
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - March 8, 1862
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Although some representatives believed that the bill under consideration in Congress might repeal the Fugitive Slave Law, others proposed an end to the practice of Union soldiers returning runaway slaves to their masters. After much debate, the bill to prohibit Union officers from ordering the return of fugitive slaves to their masters was passed.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page