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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - May 11, 1861

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)

The writer comments on an excerpt from a letter written from one politician to another saying that the president intends no attack on the "property of any state." Since slaves are regarded as property, he takes this to mean that there may not be an end to slavery after all.

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: government; patriotism; politics; property; Slavery

People: Butler, Ben; Davis, Garrett; Lincoln, Abraham; Prentice, George D.

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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