Martin R. Delany - The Colored [...] in the United States Army
Subject
Martin Delany
Title
Martin R. Delany - The Colored [...] in the United States Army
Date
03/10/1865
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: See last column, 1st paragraph. Racial epithets used.
Chronicling America presents a March 10, 1865 article, author unknown, from the Cleveland Morning Leader about Martin Delany- the first Black Union Army field officer. Themes include an account of: Delany's upbringing in Virginia and Pennsylvania as a free person, various career choices during his youth, the creation of a newspaper called "Mystery," causes he supported and his travels to Europe and Africa. Other themes include an account of: Delany's plan to liberate enslaved people in the South and his new position as officer in the Union Army.
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Chronicling America presents a March 10, 1865 article, author unknown, from the Cleveland Morning Leader about Martin Delany- the first Black Union Army field officer. Themes include an account of: Delany's upbringing in Virginia and Pennsylvania as a free person, various career choices during his youth, the creation of a newspaper called "Mystery," causes he supported and his travels to Europe and Africa. Other themes include an account of: Delany's plan to liberate enslaved people in the South and his new position as officer in the Union Army.
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Publisher
Library of Congress - Chronicling America (Cleveland Morning Leader)
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“Martin R. Delany - The Colored [...] in the United States Army,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 13, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/329.