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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - November 24, 1860

Speaker or author: editor

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

The writer provides a detailed accounting of votes for and against free suffrage in New York state. Although there are still nearly 300,000 voters against suffrage, the writer views the 185,000 "for" votes as a positive change in public sentiment since 1846.

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

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

Keywords: New York; vote

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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