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Black Abolitionist Archive
Anglo-African - November 11, 1865
Anglo-African - October 7, 1865
William Craft
Provincial Freeman - July 19, 1856
Voice of the Fugitive - April 23, 1851
Charles Lenox Remond
Colored American - May 18, 1839
Black Republican - April 15, 1865
Elevator - July 14, 1865
Henry Highland Garnet
Colored American - November 18, 1837
William Craft
Voice of the Fugitive - May 21, 1851
Voice of the Fugitive - September 9, 1852

From the 1820s to the Civil War, African Americans assumed prominent roles in the transatlantic struggle to abolish slavery. In contrast to the popular belief that the abolitionist crusade was driven by wealthy whites, some 300 black abolitionists were regularly involved in the antislavery movement, heightening its credibility and broadening its agenda. The Black Abolitionist Digital Archive is a collection of over 800 speeches by antebellum blacks and approximately 1,000 editorials from the period. These important documents provide a portrait of black involvement in the anti-slavery movement; scans of these documents are provided as images and PDF files.For assistance with this collection, please contact the the University Archivist, Mara Powell at 313-993-1950 or the library reference desk at 313-993-1071. You may also email the reference desk for assistance at edesk@udmercy.edu.

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