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[1843 Almanac Back Cover]

Back cover with illustration for The American Anti-Slavery Almanac for 1843, Compiled by L[ydia] M[aria] Child (New York: Published by the American Anti-Slavery Society). Clifton Waller Barrett Collection, University of Virginia.
United States! Your banner wears
Two emblems — One of fame;
Alas the other that it bears
Reminds us of your shame.

The white man's liberty in types
Stands blazoned by your stars;
But what's the meaning of your stripes?
They mean your negro's scars. THOMAS CAMPBELL.