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(SLAVERY AND
A B O L I T I O N —
E M I G R A T I O N . )
CAMPBELL, ROBERT.
A Pilgrimage to My
Motherland; or Remi-
niscences of a Sojourn
Among the Egbas and
Yorubas of Central
Africa in 1859-60.
Eng-
raved frontispiece and
double-page map of Egba,
Yoruba and Adjacent
Countr ies. 116 pages;
12mo, or iginal front
cover mounted to recent
blue cloth binding (by
Aste) with the title in gilt
up the spine.
London, 1861
[3,000/4,000]
THE SCARCE FIRST LONDON EDITION
,
CHRONICLING ROBERT CAMPBELL AND MARTIN R
DELANY
’
S EXPLORING EXPEDITION TO THE NIGER VALLEY
.
Delany and Campbell were charged
with exploring the Valley to find suitable areas for settlement by African Americans slaves as well as
Free blacks who felt that true assimilation would never come to pass in America. It was found that the
Niger Valley was not only healthier than the fever-ridden coastal portions of Africa; it was also per-
fectly suited to the growth of cotton. Campbell and Delany were to make the necessary arrangements
for treaties with the local chiefs to prepare the way for what was hoped to be massive emigration. The
entire operation, under the rubric of the African Civilization Society, was backed by such figures as
Lord Alfred Churchill and Thomas Clegg on one side of the ocean and Benjamin Coates and such
noted African American figures as Henry Highland Garnett and Reverend Charles Ray on the other.
Frederick Douglass on the other hand opposed the idea. The outbreak of the Civil War ended the
project entirely. Campbell returned to Africa with his family; Delany became involved with the recruit-
ment of black troops.
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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) BURNS,
ANTHONY.
The Boston Slave Riot and Trial
of Anthony Burns . . .*
[together with]
a con-
temporaneous 3 page letter mentioning the
case and the military needed to “keep the
peace . . . I hope the poor fellow may not fall
into their vile clutches again.”
86, pages with 12
pages of ads at the rear. 8vo, original pictorial wrap-
pers with portrait of Burns on the upper cover; a
couple of small chips to the tips; spine reinforced
with transparent archival paper; a couple of spots in
the text which is otherwise clean.
Boston: Fetridge and Company, 1854
[600/800]
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CASES OF THE
ENFORCEMENT OF THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW OF
1850
TRIED IN THE COURTROOM
.
”This pamphlet
contains the legal documents, testimony, arguments of
counsel, discussions between the bench and counsel and
other material connected with the case.” (Finkelman,
Slavery in the Courtroom, pages 107-116.)
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