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Title: Colored American - June 23, 1838
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer assures white society that African American men have no desire for amalgamation. He suggests instead that the continued system of slavery insures amalgamation more than the freedom of choice in marriage partners among freed African Americans.
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Title: Colored American - September 29, 1838
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer announces the recent marriage of Reverend Hiram Wilson and tells of his plan for missionary work in Upper Canada. Thousands of escaped slaves and emancipated people are living in a remote and destitute area in the upper provinces of Canada, and missionary work would be welcomed there. The writer asks the philanthropists and abolition organizations among his readership to help Reverend Wilson in his mission.
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Speaker or author: Pennington, James W. C.
Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper
Sermon given to denounce the current trend towards "Free Love" without the benefit of marriage.
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Title: Provincial Freeman - May 30, 1857
Speaker or author: Isaac D.
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The editors tell their readers that Reverend Antoinette Brown's church was closed after she married and had a baby.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - February 2, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer points to the inconsistencies in census taking of the African American and mulatto population in New York. He attributes this to poor record keeping, migration to other states and cities, and the fear inspired by the Fugitive Slave Law. From the writer's own experience he assures his readers that the population of African Americans in New York is much larger than reported in the 1860 census. He also notes that the number of interracial marriages is far greater than the number recorded in the census, estimating it to be closer to 200.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page