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University of Detroit Mercy
Black Abolitionist Archive
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Speaker or Author: Nickens, Owen B. Open File >>
Newspaper: Liberator
Title: Celebration in Cincinnati
Date published: 1831-07-30
Date given: 1831-07
Notes: Report from Liberator newspaper describes a speech given during celebration activities on the anniversary of the emancipation of slavery in New York state.
Description: PDF 4 page, 889 word document (text and images)
Subjects: African American men
African Americans--History--To 1863
Slavery--History
Slaves--Emancipation
United States--History--19th Century
Organizations: McMakin's Tavern
Keywords: celebration
Cincinnati
Ohio
liberty
abolition of New York slavery
canal boat experiment
patriotism
freedom
American Colonization Society
Canada
Ethiopia
Africa
Language: eng
Location: UDM - Black Abolitionists Archive
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