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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - January 15, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer responds to recent statistics regarding trade between Canada and the U.S. Purchasing goods from the U.S. not only encourages the continuation of slavery, but opens the possibility of the American annexation of Canada.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - July 1, 1852
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer discusses the newly formed League that will aid free people of African descent in agricultural, economic, and manufacturing pursuits.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - April 6, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Slave labor would not be necessary if not for the production of cotton, one of the most important products in the civilized world at this point. The threat of abolishing slavery, is perceived as including a threat of losing the cotton supply for many countries. The solution expressed by the writer is to create a system of free labor for the production of cotton. This will benefit not only the economic growth of the country but an entire race of people as well.
Description of file(s): four scanned newspaper pages (seven columns)