James Mars
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James Mars was an American slave narrative author and political activist. Born into slavery in Canaan, Connecticut, he gained his freedom in 1811. In 1864, he published his memoir A Life of James Mars
Cover of the autobiography of James Mars
Hartford Courant
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The Hartford Courant is the largest daily newspaper in the U.S. state of Connecticut, and is advertised as the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States. A morning newspaper serving
Courant building on State Street (about 1900)
Picture of John L. Boswell (died July 30, 1854), founder of the newspaper, originally called The Daily Courant
The current building of the Hartford Courant Co.