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Title: Colored American - September 4, 1841
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The editor describes his experiences with racial prejudice on public transportation while traveling to Massachusetts.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Provincial Freeman - April 5, 1856
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer relates different versions of the fate of Margaret Garner, her baby, and those aboard the steamship Henry Lewis.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
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Title: Provincial Freeman - March 22, 1856
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer tells his readers of a recent shipwreck that took the life of Margaret Garner, the fugitive slave who killed her child rather than see it sold into slavery, as she was being returned to her owner.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Provincial Freeman - September 29, 1855
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer comments on the story of two clergymen of African heritage who were refused entry to a saloon on board a steam ship that they had paid full fare to travel aboard.
Description of file(s): three scanned, two columned, newspaper pages (portion damaged and/or missing)
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - April 23, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer shares his story of falling into the water while trying to board a steamboat.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - July 15, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer comments on an incident described in another newspaper that implies that men of African descent were attacking local citizens. He corrects this story and notes how easily racial prejudice is spread through biased newspaper reporting.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - June 3, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
Narrative story of one man's escape from slavery and his subsequent reunion with his wife.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - October 21, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
Brief account of fugitives who escaped from a southern prison and were thwarted in their attempts to reach Canada.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - February 9, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer critiques the results of the recent census. He offers some reasons why the recorded number of African Americans living in New York City is so low (and incorrect).
Description of file(s): one scanned, three columned, newspaper page