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Subtitle: Kentucky -- What Will They Do? Title: Colored American - April 17, 1841 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) Brief note alerting readers to the current legal question in Kentucky of whether a law prohibiting slaves from entering the state is unconstitutional. 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: Kentucky; law; Slavery; State Legislature Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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