Black Abolitionist Archive

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Subtitle: Convention of "Disfranchised Commissioners." Title: Colored American - September 18, 1841 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The writer offers an overview of a recent convention describing it as a great failure and disappointment to those who attended. Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns) Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: aristocracy; meeting; New York; Troy Convention Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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