Twenty-two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman

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   Canandaigua's 1847 emancipation celebration, in Austin Steward's account

   Page or archive reference: Chapter XXXVI, printed page 311, PDF image 319: local fundraising, August 1-2 sequence, Douglass and Van Loon, courthouse meeting, Academy grounds, and attendance estimate.

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   Canandaigua's 1847 emancipation celebration, in Austin Steward's account

   Page or archive reference: Chapter XXXVI, printed page 312, PDF image 320: Ward, Douglass, Geneva choir, Barring's band, Garnet, procession, Canandaigua Hotel dinner, village square, women's fair, and contribution.

   Public draft citation only; private source and original research remain private.