massacre, 367.

Lenox, Walter, opposed to the education of Colored people, 201.

Leonard, Rev. Chauncey, his school for Colored children destroyed
by mob, 192.

Lewis, Edmonia, Negro sculptress, sketch of, 450.

"Lexington," gun-boat, at the battle of Milliken's Bend, 326.

"Liberator" (The), anti-slavery newspaper, established, 41.

Liberia, proposed colony of free Negroes at, 51, 54, 56;
protest against the colonization, 70.

Lincoln, Abraham, in favor of the Union of the States, 230;
speech against slavery, 232;
his answers to Stephen A. Douglass' questions on slavery, 237-239;
in favor of gradual emancipation, elected President of the
United States, 239;
his inaugural address regarding slavery, 240;
letter in reply to Horace Greeley, on slavery, 254;
to Gen. Fremont, disproving his proclamation emancipating slaves
in Missouri, 256;
rescinds proclamation of Gen. Hunter, 258;
conservative policy of, 259;
his reasons for not issuing emancipation proclamation, 264-266;
issues emancipation proclamation, 267-269;
second proclamation, 272;
opposed to the enlistment of Negroes, 278;
authorizes the enlistment of Negro
troops, 285;
second call for troops, 287;
his order in regard to prisoners of war, 355.

Lincoln University, see Ashum Institute.

Littlefield, Col. M. S., letter describing the bravery of Sergeant
William II. Carney at the assault on Fort Wagner, 331.

Liverpool, Moses, former slave, erects Colored school, 182.

Livingston, Edward, address to the Negro troops before the battle
of New Orleans, 26.

Loguen, Bishop, his book, "As a Slave and as a Freeman,"
mentioned, 59.

Longworth, Nicholas, builds the first school-house for Colored
people in Cincinnati, 172.

Louisiana, slave population in, and territory of, 1810, 9,
1820, 22;
bravery of the Negro troops of, at the battle of New Orleans, 27;
slave population, 1830, 1840, 99, 1850, 100;
education of Negroes prohibited, 160;
secedes from the Union, 232;
fugitive slaves offer their services in the army, 285;
number of Negro troops furnished by, 299;
bravery of the 1st regiment, Negroes, at the battle of Port
Hudson, 317-324, 345;
the 9th and 11th regiments, Negroes, at the battle of Milliken's
Bend, 326, 327;
represented in Congress by Ne