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Subtitle: A National Convention -- Our Postion Defined. Title: Colored American - May 8, 1841 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The writer gives his reasons for the position the Colored American newspaper takes in opposing a proposed National Convention of African Americans. 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: assemblage; convention; meeting Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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