Black Abolitionist Archive

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Subtitle: United States and Canada -- a Parallel. Title: Provincial Freeman - October 13, 1855 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) The author makes a comparison between the authority in the U.S. government of the "slave power," and the similar authority the Canadian government has given to the Roman Catholic Church. Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Canada; Compromise Act of 1850; government; Kansas Nebraska bill; Mason Dixon's line; North; politics; Roman Catholic; South; United States Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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