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Title: Provincial Freeman - June 18, 1859

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)

The writer discusses the recent judgment in the case of three men accused of murder in Brantford. He discusses the current debate about separating the races in prisons. He emphasizes how race plays a big part in way criminals are punished.

Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages

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

Keywords: Canada; crime; English; foreigners; Germans; Irish; murder; prison; railway; segregation; Swedish; train

People: Armstrong, Mr.; King, Dr.; Long, Mr.; Moore, Mr.; Over, Mr.

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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