Black Abolitionist Archive

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Subtitle: The U.S. National Council. Title: Provincial Freeman - August 5, 1854 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) The writer reports, tongue in cheek, on a recent meeting of the National Council held in Ohio. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: convention; government; meeting; politics People: Beman, Amos Gerry, 1812-1874; Day, William Howard, d. 1900; Douglass, Frederick Organization: Industrial School Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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