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Title: Elevator - May 5, 1865
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)
The writer provides a brief update on efforts to purchase a home for Mary Ann Brown, John Brown's widow.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Pacific Appeal - September 20, 1862
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)
The writer encourages his readers to establish a homestead in California. The end of the war will bring changes to the country and this is a good time for African Americans to ensure land and a permanent home where employment will be available.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Provincial Freeman - September 16, 1854
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer tells his readers that although government land is available in various parts of Canada, people of African descent are being turned away when they try to purchase property. He wants this injustice remedied, and makes suggestions for resolving the problem.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page