Title: Frederick Douglass' Paper - April 12, 1854
Speaker or author: Watkins, William J.
Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851 - 18??)
The writer comments on a speech delivered by former president Millard Fillmore delivered in New Orleans during his tour of the southern states.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - July 15, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
Drawing from newspaper articles published in several states, the writer provides the current political position on slavery throughout the country.
Description of file(s): three scanned newspaper pages (five columns)
Title: Weekly Anglo-African - July 30, 1859
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer comments on an article published in a New Orleans newspaper praising the African American community in New Orleans. He compares the reporting of newspaper editors in New Orleans with that of editors in New York and finds the northern editors lacking honesty and integrity.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column