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"Brewster welcomed to his East Street home some of the earliest abolitionists including Elihu Burritt and Charles Sumner. The house on East Street was a station on the Underground Railroad for fugitive slaves on their way from the South to Canada and freedom. Apparently, he continued to aid escaping slaves in his East Street home even after the Fugitive Slave Laws were passed and thereby placed himself in legal jeopardy."

Juneteenth celebrations should acknowledge that the 13th Amendment, not the Emancipation Proclamation, abolished slavery nationwide.

Letters: <strong>Prof Julia O’Connell Davidson </strong>likens the government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to the forced returns facilitated by the Fugitive Slave Act in the US. Plus a letter from <strong>Mark Stephens</strong>

Joining in the celebration nationwide for Juneteeth, the birthplace of the Great Emancipator will hold its second observance of the national holiday.

Along with an apology, the resolution text includes a four-pronged commitment.