Title: Colored American - July 11, 1840
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer replies to a letter from the immigration agent for Trinidad to a member of Britain's parliament blaming the actions of abolitionists for the current racial tension in the U.S. The agent reasoned that for free African Americans, immigration was the only rational choice. The writer disagreed with his conclusions.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; African Americans--Colonization; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century
Keywords: abolition; Africa; Britain; Civil rights; Colonization; emancipation; England; immigration; prejudice; Trinidad; West Indies
People: Burnley, William H.; Russell, Lord John
Organization: American Anti-Slavery Society
Publication type: editorials; Newspapers