Black Abolitionist Archive

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Subtitle: Colored People in Michigan. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - April 23, 1851 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) The editor shares statistical information gathered for the government on the number of African Americans living in Michigan. 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: census; city; county; demographics; government; legislature; Michigan; Secretary of State; statistics Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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