Title: Elevator - June 2, 1865
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)
The writer notes that these two homes, suggested as donations from African Americans to the widows of John Brown and Abraham Lincoln, are now presenting political issues for politicians who want to claim credit for the idea.
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: Anglo-African newspaper; charity; contributions; debt; fund raiser; politics; widow
People: Brown, John; Hatton, Edward; Lincoln, Abraham
Publication type: editorials; Newspapers