Black Abolitionist Archive

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Subtitle: A Mississippi Farce. Title: Colored American - September 11, 1841 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The writer comments on recent events in Mississippi where 50 to 70 men have been put to death for various crimes including counterfeiting and gambling. 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: crime; Lynch Law; Mississippi; morality; society Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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