Black Abolitionist Archive

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Title: John W. Simpson Speaker or author: Simpson, John W., fl. 1860 Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) Brief overview of speech delivered to commemorate the 128th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Banneker and the seventh anniversary of the Banneker Institute. Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 153 word document (text and image) Date published: 1860 Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Banneker Institute; education People: Banneker, Benjamin Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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