Black Abolitionist Archive
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Subtitle: The Lincoln Mansion and John Brown Cottage. Title: Elevator - June 2, 1865 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??) The writer notes that these two homes, suggested as donations from African Americans to the widows of John Brown and Abraham Lincoln, are now presenting political issues for politicians who want to claim credit for the idea. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Anglo-African newspaper; charity; contributions; debt; fund raiser; politics; widow People: Brown, John; Hatton, Edward; Lincoln, Abraham Publication type: editorials; Newspapers |
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