Black Abolitionist Archive

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Subtitle: The Fire in Charleston S.C. Title: Weekly Anglo-African - December 21, 1861 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) The burning of the city of Charleston during the Civil War was claimed by many to be the work of slaves. The writer comments on reports of slave insurrection. 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: anti-slavery; battle; burning; Charleston; Civil War; government; Great Britain; insurrection; Mason and Slidell Affair; Trent Affair; union Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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