Black Abolitionist Archive

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Title: Northern Star and Freemen's Advocate - March 31, 1842 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Northern Star and Freemen's Advocate (1842 - 18??) The writer addresses the concerns of his critic from the Tocsin of Liberty newspaper regarding his ideas on emancipation. The writer emphasizes the necessity of a plan for emancipating the slaves in order to avoid potential problems. Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns) Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Cuba; emancipation; liberty; politics; Slavery; St. Domingo; Tocsin; West Indies Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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