Title: Voice of the Fugitive - August 12, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer discusses the goals and objectives of the Refugees' Home Society. With 35 to 40 thousand fugitive slaves already located in Canada and more arriving daily, the society was formed to address issues of poverty, education, and aid for these refugees from slavery.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Fugitive slaves; Slavery; United States--History--19th century
Keywords: aid; Britain; British; Canada; charity; children; Colonization; Detroit; education; Farmington; Fugitive Slave Bill; fugitives; land; law; meeting; Michigan; refugees
Organization: Refugees' Home Society
Publication type: editorials; Newspapers