Black Abolitionist Archive
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Subtitle: Congress. Title: Pacific Appeal - December 19, 1863 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?) The writer comments on the recent session of Congress, noting the dramatic difference since the days before the Emancipation Proclamation. This Congress seems determined to remove all traces of slavery from the country. Radical bills have been introduced, some suggesting amending the Constitution. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; United States--History--19th century Keywords: 21st Rule; amendment; Constitution; elevation; Fugitive Slave Law; government; politics; slave-power; Slavery People: Adams, John Quincy; Calhoun, John C.; Clay, Henry; Davis, Jefferson; Giddings, Joshua R.; Hale, John P.; Lovejoy, Owen; Stevens, Thaddeus; Sumner, Charles; Webster, Daniel Publication type: editorials; Newspapers |
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