Speaker or author: Hayden, Lewis, 1815-1889
Newspaper or publication: Boston Athenaeum -- Pamphlet Collection
Lengthy speech regarding the status of freed African Americans within the order of Freemasonry. The speaker stressed concern over growing racial prejudice within the order. He was also concerned that President Andrew Johnson was not doing anything to combat the increasing racial prejudice within the U.S. The speaker paid special attention to the wording of the Freemason doctrine regarding membership. He also gave a brief history of the order, including its goals, moral obligations and social commitment. This speech contains valuable information regarding the influence of Freemasonry in the founding of the U. S.
Description of file(s): PDF 56 page, 17,480 word document (text and images)
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Title: Provincial Freeman - March 8, 1856
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer tells his readers about some members of their community who are engaged in a confidence crime of soliciting money from people who are sympathetic to the plight of the slave by lying about their circumstances. This type of crime hurts those who are rightfully in need of aid.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - April 8, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer tells his readers that an agent from the newspaper will be traveling through New England and the midwest. He suggests that anyone with "freight for the Underground Railroad," contact this agent for assistance.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - October 29, 1859
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer briefly comments on the actions of John Brown at Harper's Ferry.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Speaker or author: Craft, William
Newspaper or publication: Huddersfield Examiner
Speech given before an English audience detailing the injustices of the system of slavery in the U.S. The speaker stressed the lack of legal representation or recourse available to slaves, emphasizing that the government was not interested in their welfare.
Description of file(s): PDF 6 page, 2,031 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Craft, William
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- John Rylands Library -- Manchester, England -- Anti-Slavery Pamphlets
Speech recounting the speakers experience with slavery and his remarkable escape. The speaker emphasized the accepting way the people in England treat fugitive slaves and compared that with how they are treated in the U.S.
Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 1,557 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Day, William Howard, d. 1900
Newspaper or publication: Chatham Planet
Overview of short speech regarding the history and current state of slavery in the U.S.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 207 word document (text and image)