Black Abolitionist Archive

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Title: Robert Campbell Speaker or author: Campbell, Robert, of the Niger Valley Exploring Party Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) The speaker discusses his travels into Central Africa. The newspaper emphasizes that learning as much as possible about Africa is important and that the lecture is not offered to encourage immigration to Africa. Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 228 word document (text and image) Date published: 1861 Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Africa; exploration; immigration Organization: Banneker Institute Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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