University Archives

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)

The editor responds to an editorial in another newspaper expressing opposition to emancipated slaves settling in California.

Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)

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

Keywords: Civil War; community; contrabands; emancipation; liberal; newspaper; Police Gazette; prejudice; slaves; society

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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