Black Abolitionist Archive
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Subtitle: What's in a Name? Title: Provincial Freeman - August 29, 1855 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) The writer comments on an announcement in another newspaper that a company is about to put out a line of steam ships called the "Ebonyline." He tells his readers that this action is hypocritical since people of African descent will not be among the preferred passagers. 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: Africa; Canada; Ebonyline; Liberia; steam ship People: Douglass, Frederick; Holley, S. J.; Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865 Publication type: editorials; Newspapers |
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