University Archives

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - December 28, 1861

Speaker or author: editor

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

Even though the government still denies African American volunteers in the Union army, the writer tells his readers there are other ways they can help the fight for freedom.

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: aid; Civil War; government; Illinois; Indiana; Kansas; Massachusetts; Michigan; New England; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; soldiers; Volunteers

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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