1843 Petition of Colored Citizens of Boston Protesting Treatment of Colored Citizens in Southern Ports

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Title

1843 Petition of Colored Citizens of Boston Protesting Treatment of Colored Citizens in Southern Ports

Subject

Charles Battiste

Description

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 signature to the petition.

Creator

Colored Citizens of Boston

Source

Digital Archive of Massachusetts Anti-Slavery and Anti-Segregation Petitions, Massachusetts Archives, Boston MA, 2015, "House Unpassed Legislation 1843, Docket 1289, SC1/series 230, Petition of Victor W. Barker", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/QCIZ0, Harvard Dataverse, V4

Publisher

Harvard Dataverse

Date

1843

Contributor

[no text]

Rights

[no text]

Relation

[no text]

Format

pdf

Language

en

Type

Archival document

Identifier

[no text]

Coverage

1840-1850

Files

Petition1843_southernports.pdf

Citation

Colored Citizens of Boston, “1843 Petition of Colored Citizens of Boston Protesting Treatment of Colored Citizens in Southern Ports,” Central New York Digital History, accessed May 20, 2024, https://cnydigitalhistory.com/items/show/16.