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Title: Colored American - December 15, 1838
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
Brief comment on a recent presidential speech. The writer suggests that by the his silence on the subject of abolition, Martin Van Buren has offered a boost to the American Colonization Society's cause.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Colored American - July 13, 1839
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer described the visit to that city of Martin Van Buren and contrasted the event with the past visits by John Quincy Adams. He felt ashamed of the pomp and circumstance surrounding the day. He also described the revelry and celebration of July 4th with similar criticism.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Colored American - March 29, 1838
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer encouarges his readers to vote with the Whig party.
Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page
Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882.
Newspaper or publication: Impartial Citizen
Speech against the beliefs and ideas of Frederick Douglass and Charles Lenox Remond. The speaker expressed his opposition to the political views and ideology of these two men regarding religion, slavery, and love of country.
Description of file(s): PDF 4 page, 1,093 word document (text and images)