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Title: Frederick Douglass' Paper - June 2, 1854
Speaker or author: Watkins, William J.
Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851 - 18??)
The writer comments on an incidence in Boston where a U.S. Marshall was murdered in an effort to prevent the return a fugitive slave to the person determined to be his owner.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Provincial Freeman - June 18, 1859
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer discusses the recent judgment in the case of three men accused of murder in Brantford. He discusses the current debate about separating the races in prisons. He emphasizes how race plays a big part in way criminals are punished.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages