Black Abolitionist Archive

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Subtitle: Suppressed Letter. Title: Colored American - August 29, 1840 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The editor explains the reasons why a letter sent to the newspaper for publication was not published. 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: freedom of the press; letter; press Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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