Speaker or author: S.
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer discusses the recent proposal by the state of Delaware to allow free African Americans to enter the state without being fined. This would revise the current law which forbids this. The writer points out that the state goverment is focusing on the potential economic advantages of this type of revision.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century
Keywords: Delaware; emigration; Fugitive Slave Law; government; immigration; laws; politics; slaves; Wilmington
Publication type: editorials; Newspapers