Black Abolitionist Archive

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Subtitle: Our Candidate for the Presidency. Title: Pacific Appeal - January 9, 1864 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?) The writer tells his readers why Abraham Lincoln is the presidential candidate of choice for African Americans. 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; celebration; election; Emancipation Proclamation; government; Hayti; Liberia; meeting; Platt's Hall; politics; president; Proclamation of Amnesty; Proclamation of Freedom; slave-power People: Lincoln, Abraham Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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