Bidspirit auction | Abolitionist Hand Bill Caution Colored

Abolitionist Hand Bill Caution Colored People of Boston - Abolitionist Hand Bill Caution Colored People of Boston Author: Theodore Parker, Caution Colored People of Boston, one and all, You are hereby respectfully cautioned and advised to avoid conversing with the Watchmen and Police Officers of Boston, published in Boston on April 24, 1851, warning all African Americans in the city—including both free blacks and runaway slaves to avoid conversing with the Watchmen and Police Officers of Boston, who had recently been empowered to arrest suspected runaway slaves. This order came in response to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which gave federal officials greater power in fugitive-slave cases. Theodore Parker, a Massachusetts abolitionist, posted this notice to alert African Americans in the area of the danger involved with so many Hounds on the track of the most unfortunate of your race. Dimensions: H 10.25 x W 7.5 x D 1 inches Framed Dimensions: H 19.5 x W 16 x D 1 inches Condition: Fading with Age Provenance: Private Texas Collection