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Speaker or author: Parker, John, fl. 1861-1864
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
Brief overview of speech relating one man's experience as a soldier and fugitive slave during the Civil War.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 136 word document (text and image)
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - September 12, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Brief account of the heroic action of James Reeder, an Africa American who was accepted as a volunteer during the battle of Bull Run.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - September 21, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The Daily Times newspaper has published a letter from the president ordering General Fremont to modify his proclamation relating to the emancipation of slaves. The writer stresses that now is the time to petition Congress and apply pressure for the "Immediate Emancipation" of all slaves.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)