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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - May 19, 1860

Speaker or author: editor

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

The writer discusses the current situation with race relations in the social structure. He's noticed how the overall social focus is on determining human worth by race. If African Americans are willing to agree with this system and degrade themselves to conform to it, the writer predicts a dire future for mankind.

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: mulatto; North; prejudice; race; society; women

People: Ray, Charles B. (Charles Bennett), 1807-1886; Reason, Charles Lewis, 1818-1893

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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