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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - April 13, 1861

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)

The writer shares the recent story of a family of fugitive slaves who were captured and returned to bondage. He calls for a stronger response than outrage to these types of events; he calls for revolution.

Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page

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

Keywords: bondage; Chicago; children; Civil War; crime; fugitive; Missouri; women

People: Conneau, Mr.; Harris, Mr.; Orisini, [Felice?]; Patterson, Mr.

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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