Black Abolitionist Archive

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Subtitle: A Noble Act. Title: Provincial Freeman - January 29, 1859 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) The writer tells his readers about a family of slaves who were purchased by a committee of free men of African descent from slave traders at auction. 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: bondage; Charleston; children; fugitive; Georgia; Macon; slave mart; South Carolina; women People: de Reafe, M.; Gripon, J. M.; Jones, J. M.; O'Neil, Albert; Simmons, William Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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