Black Abolitionist Archive
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Subtitle: A Warning to Colored Seamen. Title: Weekly Anglo-African - December 31, 1859 Speaker or author: Allan A. Lane to H[enry] W[ard] Beecher Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) The editor shares a warning received from a reliable source that sailors of African descent are not safe on ships in southern ports. He included the story of a British sailor who was found on a ship docked in Georgia and subsequently sold into slavery. 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: Bark Overman; brig G. W. Russell; brig New World; British; Georgia; law; New York; sailors; seamen; ship; South People: Beecher, Henry Ward; Brodie, William; Demon, Captain; Lane, Allan A.; Stirling, John; Underwood, Mr.; Waydell, Mr. Publication type: editorials; Newspapers |
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