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Subtitle: A Noble Act.
Title: Provincial Freeman - January 29, 1859
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer tells his readers about a family of slaves who were purchased by a committee of free men of African descent from slave traders at auction.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Subtitle: A Recent Tour.
Title: Provincial Freeman - March 24, 1853
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer describes his journey through the small towns of Ontario. He emphasizes how little racial prejudice he encountered in Canada and how well people of African descent seem to be doing there.
Description of file(s): three scanned, two columned, newspaper pages