Title: Provincial Freeman - June 13, 1857
Speaker or author: Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer tells her readers that a school offering basic courses for all children regardless of race or financial situation is available.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - October 22, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer responds to an article published in a southern newspaper that condemns the practice of teaching slaves to read. The article argues that this practice is detrimental to Southern society since an "enlightened man cannot be a contented slave." The article further insists that educating slaves is dangerous since it is "incompatible with the present happy security of the fabric of our social system."
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)