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Subtitle: Effect of the Nebraska Bill. Title: Frederick Douglass' Paper - March 3, 1854 Speaker or author: Watkins, William J. Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851 - 18??) The writer comments on the proposed Kansas-Nebraska Act. He cautions that the effect of this law may have grave consequences for the country politically. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Baltimore; government; Kansas; law; Nebraska; politics; slave system; slaveholders; Slavery People: Douglas, Stephen A. Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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