Black Abolitionist Archive

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Subtitle: "Jordan, is a Hard Road to Travel." Title: Provincial Freeman - April 26, 1856 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) The writer laments the fact that in order to escape the tyranny and injustice of the slave system in the United States, people are leaving the homes they love and immigrating to other countries. 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: government; home; laws; slave-system; tyranny Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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