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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - November 12, 1859

Speaker or author: editor

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

The writer describes the fearful atmosphere of the country following the actions of John Brown and during the days of his trial.

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: Charleston; Church; government; Harper's Ferry; Herald; history; Irish joke; lecture; meeting; Slavery; trial; Tribune; Virginia

People: Beecher, H. W.; Brown, John; Phillips, Wendell

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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