Speaker or author: Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
Overview of brief speech given in celebration of the anniversary of the emancipation of the British West Indies. The speaker was enthusiastic about the future and the potential for total emancipation in the U.S. He praised the efforts of the abolitionists and condemned the idea of colonization.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 203 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Johnson, Henry W., abolitionist
Newspaper or publication: North Star
Speech delivered during a celebration of the August 1st emancipation of the British West Indies. The speaker stresses the plight of those still enslaved in this country but is encouraged by events that he sees must lead the U.S. to emancipation.
Description of file(s): PDF 24 page, 5,038 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Gloucester, James N.
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
Brief speech in which the speaker expressed his enthusiasm and optimism regarding the nearing end of slavery.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 307 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Ward, Samuel Ringgold, b. 1817
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
Brief overview of a speech given in England regarding the speaker's views on racial prejudice, liberty, freedom, and justice.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 591 word document (text and images)
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - April 6, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer expresses his ideas on the increasing political tension over the issue of slavery that seems to be stirring the country as the southern states secede from the Union.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page