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Historic meeting between Lincoln and the delegation of free blacks... His thoughts on Blacks & Whites co-existing...
Historic meeting between Lincoln and the delegation of free blacks... His thoughts on Blacks & Whites co-existing...
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August 15, 1862
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 15, 1862
* Address on Colonization to a Committee of Colored Men
* Meeting with Abraham Lincoln at the White House
* Free African Americans from slavery - emigration ?
The most notable item is on the front page: "The Colonization of People of African Descent" with subheads: "Interview with President Lincoln" "Speech of the President" "He Holds that the White and Black Races Cannot Dwell Together" "He Urges Intelligent Colored Men to Exert Themselves for Colonization" "He Suggests Central America as the Colony" with text taking close to two columns.
The article provides details of Lincoln's meeting with a group of free blacks from Washington, D.C., and includes his full response. See photos for details.
Additional war-related coverage on the front page is taken up with various reports regarding the Battle of Cedar Mountain.
Eight pages, nice condition.
Note: On August 14, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln met with a delegation of prominent free black leaders at the White House to discuss the possibility of voluntary emigration of African Americans to countries outside the U.S., a proposal Lincoln advocated for colonization efforts.
Category: Yankee
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