Black Abolitionist Archive
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Subtitle: Rowdyism by three Trustees. Title: Provincial Freeman - April 8, 1857 Speaker or author: Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893 Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) The writer describes an angry event that erupted in a local church that caused services to end prematurely. The subject of slavery created a row which highlighted the current rift within the local community between Canadians of African descent and the newly arrived American fugitive slaves. 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: British Methodist Church; Canada; Church; fugitive; refugees People: Nazery, Rev. Willis; Rrodie, G. W. Publication type: editorials; Newspapers |
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