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CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION, by Harriet Beecher Stowe.............. 3

Introduction to pamphlet edition, by Wendall Phillips.. 5

Preface, by the Author.............................. 7

CHAPTER I. MASSACHUSETTS. Crispus Attucks — Col-ored Americans on Bunker Hill — Seymour Burr — Jere-my Jonah — A Brave Colored Artillerist — Governor Hancock's Flag — Big Dick — Primus Hall — James and Hosea Easton —Job Lewis — Jack Grove — Bosson Wright — Colonial Reminiscences — Mum Bett — Phillis Wheat-ley —Paul Cuffe —Marshpee Indians — Action of the Constitutional Convention in regard to Colored Citizens — Facts indicating improvement........................ 13-118

CHAPTER II. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Jude Hall — Legisla-tive Postponement of Emancipation — Last Slave in New Hampshire — Senator Morrill's Tribute to a Colored Citi-zen............................................... 119-121

CHAPTER III. VERMONT. Seven hundred British sol-diers escorted by a Colored Patriot — Lemuel Haynes — Judge Harrington's Anti-Fugitive-Slave-Law Decision.. 122-125

CHAPTER IV. RHODE ISLAND. Admission of Hon. Tris-tam Burges —Defense of Red Bank —Arrest of Major General Prescott. by Prince — Colored Regiment of Rhode Island — Speech of Dr. Harris — Loyalty during the Dorr Rebellion.......................................... 126-131

CHAPTER V. CONNECTICUT. Hon. Calvin Goddard's Testimony — Captain Humphrey's Colored Company — Fac Simile of General Washington's Certificate — Ha-met, General Washington's Servant — Poor Jack — Ebenezer Hills — Latham and Freeman — Franchise of Colored Citizens — David Ruggles — Progress.......... 132-144

CHAPTER VI. NEW YORK. Negro Plot — Debate in the State Convention of 1821 on the Franchise of Colored Citizens — New York Colored Soldiery — Military Con-vention in Syracuse, 1854 — Extract from a Speech of H. H. Garnet — Cyrus Clarke's victory at the ballot-box — J. M. Whitfield — Statistical and other facts........... 145-159

CHAPTER VII. NEW JERSEY. Oliver Cromwell, Sam-uel Charlton — Hagar — Consistent Fourth of July Cele-bration............................................ 160-165