True American was an antislavery newspaper which was printed in 1845 in Fayette County, Kentucky by Cassius Marcellus Clay.[1] After the publishing of an incendiary anti-slavery editorial titled "What is Become of the Slaves in the United States?" in August 1845, a group of outraged citizens ran the newspaper out of Lexington, Kentucky with a court injunction.[2][3] Cassius continued to publish his paper through 1847 after moving his publishing company to Cincinnati, Ohio.[4][2]

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  1. ↑ "Cassius Marcellus Clay". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 "The True American | Lexington Public Library". www.lexpublib.org.
  3. ↑ Mandell, Tim. "The True American". Richmond Register. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Cassius Marcellus Clay". biography.com. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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