Title: Weekly Anglo-African - December 7, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Abraham Lincoln's main concern is to preserve the Union. His struggle to find a way of doing this, keeping peace, and finding a way to integrate former slaves into the social structure is frustrating to this writer who looks to the president for a swift solution. At this point, slaves are viewed as property and therefore freed as part of the Union's response to the southern rebellion.
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: caste; Civil War; Congress; Delaware; expatriation; government; Hayti; insurrection; legislature; Liberia; Maryland; Massachusetts; Missouri; New York; politics; Potomac; soldiers; union
People: Lincoln, Abraham; Seward, [William H.]
Publication type: editorials; Newspapers