Black Abolitionist Archive

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Title: Josiah Jones Speaker or author: Jones, Josiah, abolitionist Newspaper or publication: Western Herald Speech given during an anniversary celebration of the emancipation of the British West Indies by African American troops stationed in Chatham, Australia. Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 286 word document (text and images) Date published: 1842-08-06 Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Britain; British; John Bull; Slavery; troops Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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