Title: Weekly Anglo-African - July 23, 1859
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer relates the story of a recent immigrant to Liberia who was charged an excess duty when attempting to ship produce from Liberia to the U.S. This, he believes, is an injustice and not encouraging of friendly relations with the U.S.'s own colony in Africa.
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: African; Colonization; Eusibia N. Roy; government; immigration; Liberia; Liberian Colony; prejudice; trade
People: Roy, E. J.
Publication type: editorials; Newspapers