Handout E: Slavery Advertisement and Handbill
A Runaway Slave Advertisement, 1769
The Virginia Gazette; Williamsburg, September 14, 1769. Reproduction of newspaper. Courtesy of the Virginia Historical Society, Richmond
- What is this ad for, and who wrote it?
Anti-Abolitionist Handbill, 1837
Facsimile
- This poster mentions the “rights of the States.” What specific right does this mean?
- Is there a potential conflict between the “rights of the States” and “The Union forever!”?