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Title: Pacific Appeal - January 9, 1864

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)

The writer tells his readers why Abraham Lincoln is the presidential candidate of choice for African Americans.

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

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

Keywords: Africa; celebration; election; Emancipation Proclamation; government; Hayti; Liberia; meeting; Platt's Hall; politics; president; Proclamation of Amnesty; Proclamation of Freedom; slave-power; Slavery

People: Lincoln, Abraham

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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