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Black Abolitionist Archive
Anglo-African - October 7, 1865
John Peck
Colored American - September 16, 1837
Voice of the Fugitive - December 17, 1851
Provincial Freeman - April 14, 1855
John Sweat Rock
Elevator - August 4, 1865
Colored American - February 16, 1839
Colored American - December 15, 1838
Colored American - October 9, 1841
Weekly Anglo-African - August 31, 1861
Provincial Freeman - October 6, 1855
Colored American - March 7, 1840
Voice of the Fugitive - July 1, 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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