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Subtitle: President's Message. Title: Colored American - December 15, 1838 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) Brief comment on a recent presidential speech. The writer suggests that by the his silence on the subject of abolition, Martin Van Buren has offered a boost to the American Colonization Society's cause. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; African Americans--Colonization; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: abolition; American Colonization Society; government; Martin Van Buren; politics; president People: Van Buren, Martin Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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