Black Abolitionist Archive

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Subtitle: Anniversaries in New York. Title: Colored American - May 8, 1841 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) Brief announcement of upcoming meetings to celebrate the anniversaries of two major anti-slavery societies. (Included is a very brief mention of a meeting of the "liberated Africans," which refers to the Amistad captives.) Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: anti-slavery; celebration; societies Organization: American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society; American Anti-Slavery Society Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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