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Title: Frederick Douglass' Paper - March 17, 1854

Speaker or author: Watkins, William J.

Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851 - 18??)

The writer calls for African American unity and cooperation in this time of chaos and uncertainty. He notes that the Rochester Convention was the turning point for this in the current unsettled times.

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: improvement; oppression; politics; revolution; Rochester Convention; Slavery

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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