Subtitle: Laws concerning Colored Seamen.
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - April 8, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer comments on Britain's growing anger at the policy of slaveholding states to arrest and hold their sailors of African descent.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century
Keywords: Britain; British; government; law; politics; ship; South Carolina
People: Matthews, Mr.
Publication type: editorials; Newspapers