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Title: Colored American - January 27, 1838
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer reports on a petition submitted to local authorities by the African American people of Buffalo, New York, listing their grievances regarding the way they are being treated.
Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page
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Title: Colored American - July 21, 1838
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer informs his readers that the Slaveholder's Negro Shipping Compnay has contracted with the Colonization Society to help move African Americans to a colony in Liberia. This is a great irony and the writer views those in charge of this action with utmost contempt.
Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page