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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - January 19, 1861

Speaker or author: Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865

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

The writer sternly responds to a letter previously published in the newspaper. He defends his affiliation with the African Civilization Society and insists that it is not associated with Colonization in any fashion.

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

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

Keywords: Abbeokuta; Africa; Canada; City Hall Park; Colonization; emigration; exploration; Hayti; immigration; Irish; Liberia; Mulberry Street School House; New York; Niger Valley; politics; Ridgeway Prize; school; Slavery; society

People: Campbell, Robert, of the Niger Valley Exploring Party; Crummell, Alexander, 1819-1898; Delany, Martin Robison, 1812-1885; Douglass, Mr.; Douglass, S. V.; Gloucester, Mr.; Rogers, E. P.; Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865; Ward, Samuel Ringgold, b. 1817

Organization: African Civilization Society; American Colonization Society

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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