University Archives

Title: Voice of the Fugitive - October 22, 1851

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)

The writer relates the story of a male fugitive slave who dressed as a woman in order to escape to freedom in Canada.

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

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

Keywords: Aunt Nancy; Canada; emancipation; fugitive; house-servant; New Orleans; refugee; women

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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