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The African Sentinel and Journal of Liberty, Vol 1, No. 3

May 1831

Albany, Albany County, New York, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Volume one of The African Sentinel & Journal of Liberty. The journal has eight pages of articles, reports, stories, poetry, and advertisements. The front cover has a bold type header that reads: [THE AFRICAN SENTINEL AND JOURNAL OF LIBERTY.]. Above the header an inscription in black ink reads: [The Editor of this paper is a colored man]. Articles cover a variety of topics including politics and the first Convention of Free People of Color.

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Catalog reference: 2015.97.2

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