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Mooreland Collection at Howard University, 1853-1866

 undefined — Box: Microfilm/7

Scope and Contents

Includes pages from the Fourth Annual Report of the Elgin Association, an organization established to oversee the migration of salves and free blacks to Canada; the Emancipation League, a group of abolitionists seeking immediate emancipation as a war aim; the New England Educational Commission, an organization that sent teachers and supplies to freedmen; the First Annual Report of the Educational Commission for Freedmen; the Freedmen's Record, official reports from white teachers; an address delivered by J.Miller McKim, a prominent member of the Pennsylvania Antislavery Society; the National Freedman, a publication of the National Freedman's Relief Association; Pennsylvania Freedmen's Relief Association; and the Official Reports of Edward L. Pierce, a northern attorney stationed in Port Royal, South Carolina.

Dates

  • Creation: 1826-1889

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Material is in English

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Extent

From the Collection: 8.5 linear feet (2 archival boxes, 5 record cartons)

Repository Details

Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository

Contact:
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Charleston South Carolina 29424 United States
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