Black Abolitionist Archive

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Subtitle: Assassination of President Lincoln. Title: Black Republican - April 22, 1865 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Black Republican (1865) The writer responds to the death of Abraham Lincoln. He tells his readers that the same expression of social cruelty that subjected the country to slavery has taken the life of a great man. 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: assassin; crime; murder; rebellion; rebels People: Lincoln, Abraham; Seward, William H. Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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