Title: Weekly Anglo-African - December 24, 1859
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
John Brown's action at Harper's Ferry has drawn the nation's attention to Virginia, and slavery as a political issue is now in sharp focus. This one event has polarized the country over the question of continuing the institution of slavery.
Title: Weekly Anglo-African - December 24, 1859
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Commentary on the last of the executions of John Brown's associates that took place on December 16. The writer describes these executions as barbarous acts committed by the state of Virginia.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
Title: Weekly Anglo-African - December 24, 1859
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Commentary on the part the question of slavery plays in the current political arena. He emphasizes that political slavery is just as degrading as physical bondage.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page