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Subtitle: American Colonization. Title: Colored American - August 11, 1838 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The writer comments on the American Colonization Society. While he views it as an evil scheme, he believes it to be ultimately powerless in the face of ethical reasoning. Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; African Americans--Colonization; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: American Colonization Society; Colonization; prejudice; scheme; society Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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