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Title: Colored American - July 7, 1838
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer informs his readers that the newspaper's intention is to do good in the community and to assist an oppressed segment of society. If any editorial has offended anyone or created any ill-will, he apologizes for it.
Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page
Speaker or author: Day, William Howard, d. 1900
Newspaper or publication: Chatham Tri-Weekly Planet
Overview of speech delivered to celebrate the completion of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable project connecting England to the U.S. The speaker noted that "...difficulties measure progress..." and used this as a metaphor for emancipation.
Description of file(s): PDF 7 page, 1,726 word document (text and images)