1843 Petition of Boston Citizens to Repeal Anti-Interracial Marriage Laws
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Title
1843 Petition of Boston Citizens to Repeal Anti-Interracial Marriage Laws
Subject
Charles Battiste
Description
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.
Creator
Citizens of Boston
Source
Digital Archive of Massachusetts Anti-Slavery and Anti-Segregation Petitions, Massachusetts Archives, Boston MA, 2015, "Passed Acts; St. 1843, c.5, SC1/series 229, Petition of Francis Jackson", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/FDFEX, Harvard Dataverse, V5
Publisher
Harvard Dataverse
Date
01/11/1843
Contributor
[no text]
Rights
[no text]
Relation
[no text]
Format
pdf
Language
en
Type
Archival document
Identifier
[no text]
Coverage
1840-1850
Files
Citation
Citizens of Boston, “1843 Petition of Boston Citizens to Repeal Anti-Interracial Marriage Laws,” Central New York Digital History, accessed May 20, 2024, https://cnydigitalhistory.com/items/show/17.