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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - April 27, 1861

Speaker or author: editor

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

The writer uses hypnotism (and the current public fascination with it) as a metaphor to describe the way the country is steadily being lead into war. African Americans, sure now that freedom is at hand, wait for justice not retailiation.

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: Constitution; freedom; fugitive; government; money; society; soldiers; Tribune; union; War of Independence

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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