Black Abolitionist Archive
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Subtitle: Prejudice Against Color in Canada. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - February 26, 1851 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) The writer responds to a note sent to another newspaper by a Member of Parliament asking to discontinue his subscription on the grounds that this newspaper advocated the establishment of "colored settlements" in Canada. Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns) Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Canada; Chatham; Colchester; Dawn; Elgin Settlement; Essex Advocate; Gosfield; government; land; Malden; New Canaan; newspaper; Parliament; prejudice; Queen's Bush; Raleigh; Sandwich; settlements; slander People: Larwill, Edwin; Morton, A. Publication type: editorials; Newspapers |
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