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This advertisement in The Liberator notifies the public of a course of lectures sponsored by the Adelphic Union Library Association. Charles A. Battiste, William C. Nell, and other leading young African-American men of Boston organized this…

Charles A. Battiste (Sr.) published this advertisement in The Liberator. Battiste ran a boarding house for African-American sailors on temperance principles. The advertisement ran often in this newspaper.

The Liberator published this list of officers of the Adelphic Union Library Association, which organized literary events for young African-American men in Boston. Charles A. Battiste (Sr.) joined other young men from activist African-American…

This notice, published by The Liberator, provided the calendar of lectures in a course offered by the Adelphic Union Library Association. Charles A. Battiste (Sr.) was one of the officers of this association. Lectures featured leading abolitionists…

Notice in The Liberator of a course of lectures sponsored by the Adelphic Union Library Association, organized by Charles A. Battiste (Sr.) and other leading young African-American men in Boston to promote literary life and abolition. This lecture…

In this 1843 petition to the state government of Massachusetts, the colored citizens of Boston protested the treatment of colored citizens of Massachusetts when traveling outside the state. Charles A. Battiste (Sr.) attended the meeting and added his…

Boston citizens gathered in 1843 to demand that the state government of Massachusetts repeal laws that prohibited interracial marriage. Charles A. Battiste (Sr.) attended the meeting and signed the petition.

In this 1845 petition, colored citizens of Boston called on the state government of Massachusetts to remove the word "color" from statue books. In particular, the petition mentions the disadvantages of the label "colored" placed next to names in the…

This 1845 petition called on the state government of Massachusetts to protect its citizens from mistreatment in other states. As with earlier petitions, the primary concern as the abuse and kidnapping of free African-Americans from Massachusetts when…

In 1843, citizens of Boston gathered to sign this petition asking the state of Massachusetts to pass legislation protecting citizens against insults and discrimination while traveling on public transportation. Charles A. Battiste (Sr.) attended the…