Speaker or author: Anderson, John, b. 1831?
Newspaper or publication: Toronto Globe
Brief anecdotal speech regarding one man's escape from slavery. (Speech 24147 is a duplicate of this speech.) (Includes MP3 audio file.)
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 367 word document (text and images)
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Title: Provincial Freeman - April 4, 1857
Speaker or author: S[hadd], I[saac] D.
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer discusses the current political climate in the U.S. and its effect on immigration to Canada.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Provincial Freeman - July 26, 1856
Speaker or author: S[hadd], I[saac] D.
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer discusses the effect of the Fugitive Slave Law on the increased number of people arriving in Canada in hopes of finding the freedom they were being denied in the U.S.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - August 12, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer discusses the goals and objectives of the Refugees' Home Society. With 35 to 40 thousand fugitive slaves already located in Canada and more arriving daily, the society was formed to address issues of poverty, education, and aid for these refugees from slavery.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - January 15, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer provides a list of resolutions passed during a special meeting of the Massachusetts Female Emancipation Committee meeting held in 1850.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - January 29, 1851
Speaker or author: Morrison, Joseph
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The editorial discusses the negative impact of the Fugitive Slave Bill.
Description of file(s): three scanned, two columned, newspaper pages