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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - August 20, 1859
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The editor thanks correspondents from throughout the U.S. who have been sending the newspaper news and information about the "movements and efforts" of African Americans. He encourages them to continue.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - August 20, 1859
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer answers those political factions that ask "when will the agitation be over?" He tells them that this will end with the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law, the reversal of the Dred Scott Decision, the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, the end of the internal slave trade, and the right of citizenship for African Americans.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - August 20, 1859
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Brief overview of the ballyhoo surrounding the visit to New York of a confederate military regiment. The writer suggests that the money spent on this event could have been better used to clean the city streets.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - August 20, 1859
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer responds to a column published in another newspaper making light of the escape of two fugitive slaves who were almost caught as they crossed into Canada. He appreciates the wit but notes that it doesn't belong with this article. This event is no laughing matter.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)