Speaker or author: Pennington, James W. C.
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Congregational Library -- Anti-Slavery Pamphlets
Speech regarding the injustices of slavery and prejudice emphasizing the extreme cruelity that can result from fear and hatred in mass populations. The speaker noted that while slavery intended to make "beasts of burden" of human bodies, the reality of slavery demonstrated that the institution was instead a battle to chain human minds.
Description of file(s): PDF 29 page, 12,568 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Pennington, James W. C.
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Congregational Library -- Anti-Slavery Pamphlets
Speech regarding the injustices of slavery and prejudice emphasizing the extreme cruelity that can result from fear and hatred in mass populations. The speaker noted that while slavery intended to make "beasts of burden" of human bodies, the reality of slavery demonstrated that the institution was instead a battle to chain human minds.
Description of file(s): PDF 29 page, 12,568 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
Farewell address given by James McCune Smith before an assembly at the university in Glasgow after receiving his degree and before returning to the U.S.
Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 655 word document (text and images)
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Speaker or author: Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
Brief congratulations to the Emancipation Society of Glasgow for their recent contribution to suppression of the slave trade.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 256 word document (images and text)
Speaker or author: Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865
Newspaper or publication: Emancipator
Speech emphasizing the importance of education in the social advancement of the people of color.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 342 word document (text and images)
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Speaker or author: Paul, Nathaniel, 1792 or 3-1839
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
Speech given before the Glasgow Emancipation Society recognizing the society's accomplishments and encouraging them to continue their efforts towards emancipation.
Description of file(s): PDF 7 page, 1,580 word document (images and text)
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Title: Provincial Freeman - August 5, 1854
Speaker or author: Ward, Samuel Ringgold, b. 1817
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer offers a eulogy on the reported death of James D. Tinsley.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
Speaker or author: Remond, Sarah Parker, 1826-1887?
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Advocate
Overview of a speech delivered in Scotland regarding the condition of slavery in the U.S. The speaker stressed the horrors of the continued system of tyranny that was in place. She asked for support for the ongoing fight for freedom. (Speech 22860 is a duplicate of this speech.)
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 598 word document (text and images)
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Speaker or author: Craft, William
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Mitchell Library -- Glasgow, Scotland
Brief speech in which the speaker praised the abolition work of William Lloyd Garrison.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 169 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Mitchell Library -- Glasgow, Scotland
Brief speech in which the speaker praised the work of the Glasgow Female Anti-Slavery Society in their efforts to end slavery. He emphasized the Society's work in exposing the negative influence of the Church in the work toward emancipation in the U.S. (Includes MP3 audio file.)
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 339 word document (text and image)