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Subtitle: Abolition.

Title: Colored American - April 25, 1840

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)

The writer expresses his opinion regarding the work of abolitionists. He is disappointed, however, to learn that some prominent African American men are actually opposed to the abolition movement saying that it does more harm than good.

Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page

Subtitle: Our Banking System.

Title: Colored American - July 1, 1837

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)

The writer believes that the only solution to the problem of corruption and monopoly in the current banking system is to form a national or government regulated bank.

Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page

Subtitle: General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church.

Title: Colored American - June 17, 1837

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)

The writer relates an instance of prejudice against color within the Presbyterian Church and among its members. The Church, by its silence in such situations, subtly endorses the continuation of prejudice and the system of slavery.

Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page

Subtitle: Immediate Emancipation.

Title: Colored American - June 9, 1838

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)

The writer questions the fears of immediate emancipation of slaves in the U.S. that seem to be holding back legislation that will free the slaves. He points to the emancipation of the British West Indies as proof that this can be done without the bloodshed that opponents of immediate emancipation fear most.

Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page

Subtitle: Northern distress produced by Southern slavery.

Title: Colored American - May 13, 1837

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)

The writer expresses his views regarding the negative impact that southern slavery has on the economics of the northern states.

Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page

Subtitle: Amelioration of Slavery in Alabama.

Title: Frederick Douglass' Paper - December 16, 1853

Speaker or author: Watkins, William J.

Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851 - 18??)

The writer comments on the Alabama governor's statement regarding separating slave families during the sale of slaves.

Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages

Subtitle: Effect of the Nebraska Bill.

Title: Frederick Douglass' Paper - March 3, 1854

Speaker or author: Watkins, William J.

Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851 - 18??)

The writer comments on the proposed Kansas-Nebraska Act. He cautions that the effect of this law may have grave consequences for the country politically.

Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page

Title: Isaiah G. DeGrasse

Speaker or author: De Grasse, Isaiah G.

Newspaper or publication: Liberator

Spoken essay given by a 15 year old boy at an exhibition of the New York African Free School in 1828 regarding his experience with slavery.

Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 379 word document (text and images)

Title: J. W. C. Pennington

Speaker or author: Pennington, James W. C.

Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Connecticut Historical Society -- Pamphlets

The speaker approached the subject of emancipation on the anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the British West Indies. He traced the history of emancipation from the 1700's, and emphasized through example the clever ways some slave holders continued the system without calling it slavery.

Description of file(s): PDF 16 page, 4,467 word document (text and images)

Subtitle: "Jordan, is a Hard Road to Travel."

Title: Provincial Freeman - April 26, 1856

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)

The writer laments the fact that in order to escape the tyranny and injustice of the slave system in the United States, people are leaving the homes they love and immigrating to other countries.

Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page

Title: Provincial Freeman - January 20, 1855

Speaker or author: S.

Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)

The writer discusses various political views on immigration, prejudice, and abolitionism currently held in the U.S. He informs his readers that some people who claim to be abolitionists and Emigrationists are actually motivated by a prejudice against those of African descent.

Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages

Subtitle: Mr. Loguen.

Title: Provincial Freeman - May 24, 1856

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)

The editor responds to criticism of free black Canadians by Reverend Loguen, who recently visited Canada. Reverend Loguen stressed the superiority of the fugitive slaves who had immigrated to Canada over those of African descent who were born free there.

Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages

Subtitle: Irregular Mails, or Neglect.

Title: Provincial Freeman - May 27, 1854

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)

The writer explains to his readers that the Provincial Freeman is sent without fail to the Toronto Post Office for delivery to subscribers. If they are not receiving their newspapers, this is not the fault of the Provincial Freeman.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subtitle: Southern Refinement.

Title: Voice of the Fugitive - August 27, 1851

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)

The writer responds to an article published in another newspaper comparing and contrasting the feudal system in Europe to American slavery. The article seems to imply that slavery is a better system than feudalism.

Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages

Subtitle: The Great Struggle.

Title: Voice of the Fugitive - July 1, 1852

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)

The writer divides the responses of the American people to the question of slavery into three camps: those who advocate Colonization, those who see slavery as a necessary economic system, and those who call for immediate emancipation of all slaves.

Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages

Subtitle: Education -- its Consequences.

Title: Voice of the Fugitive - October 22, 1851

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)

The writer responds to an article published in a southern newspaper that condemns the practice of teaching slaves to read. The article argues that this practice is detrimental to Southern society since an "enlightened man cannot be a contented slave." The article further insists that educating slaves is dangerous since it is "incompatible with the present happy security of the fabric of our social system."

Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)

Subtitle: The Beauties of Slavery.

Title: Weekly Advocate - January 21, 1837

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Weekly Advocate (1837)

The writer called for universal emancipation. He emphasized the moral and political injustices of the system of slavery in the U.S.

Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page

Subtitle: Citizens of Kentucky Expelled.

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - January 7, 1860

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)

Brief commentary on a recent event in Kentucky in which 36 people were asked to leave the state because of their abolitionists' views.

Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page

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