Black Abolitionist Archive

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Subtitle: Enslaving of British Subjects. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - February 12, 1851 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) The writer responds to a law enforced in some slave states that requires free black seamen (in this case British subjects) to be held in jails while ships are in their ports. 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: Britain; British; England; jail; peculiar institution; seamen; ships; slave states; South Carolina People: Mathew, G. B. Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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