Speaker or author: Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873
Newspaper or publication: National Anti-Slavery Society
Speech against the plans of the American Colonization Society. The speaker expressed his belief that colonization was inspired by the institution of American slavery as a way of solving the issue of slavery without allowing freed slaves to become members of American society.
Description of file(s): PDF 11 page, 3,577 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
Speech regarding the speaker's belief that slaves fleeing to Canada were making a mistake. He said that he found just as much prejudice there as in the U.S. and it seemed to him that the black people were perpetuating this themselves.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 564 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873
Newspaper or publication: Pennsylvania Freeman
Brief speech regarding the question of which political party will succeed in abolishing slavery.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 221 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins, 1825-1911.
Newspaper or publication: National Anti-Slavery Standard
Eloquent speech regarding the ongoing issue of free versus slave state designation as new states enter the Union. The speaker told of her experience as witness to the continued degradation suffered by slaves.
Description of file(s): PDF 4 page, 1,277 word document (text and images)
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Title: Frederick Douglass' Paper - December 22, 1854
Speaker or author: Watkins, William J.
Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851 - 18??)
The writer makes a witty comment on the election of J. V. C. Smith as Mayor of Boston.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Speaker or author: Douglass, H. Ford
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Harvard University -- Anti-Slavery Pamphlets
Speech given in response to a resolution offered at the convention. The speaker denounced the Fugitive Slave Law and expressed his belief that the "... Constitution of the United States is pro-slavery...."
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 773 word document (text and images)
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Title: Impartial Citizen - August 15, 1849
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Impartial Citizen (1849 - 1851)
The writer comments on a blurb published in another newspaper offering the sale of two women and a man, who are mentioned as "likely Negroes."
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Impartial Citizen - March 14, 1849
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Impartial Citizen (1849 - 1851)
The writer addresses the question of whether the new territories should be designated slave or free states. He offers commentary on the stand some politicians are taking on this issue.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
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Title: Impartial Citizen - October 17, 1849
Speaker or author: Ward, Samuel Ringgold, b. 1817
Newspaper or publication: Impartial Citizen (1849 - 1851)
The writer continues his journal reporting of his experiences while on a speaking tour.
Description of file(s): three scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
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Title: Impartial Citizen - September 26, 1849
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Impartial Citizen (1849 - 1851)
The writer discusses the forming of the Democratic Party. He emphasizes the turmoil of the current political environment.
Description of file(s): three scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
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Title: Provincial Freeman - July 1, 1854
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer shares an article published in a Virginia newspaper about the idea of annexaction of Canada. He tells his readers that this article does more harm than good in its attempt to explain the political position of Canadians on this subject.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Provincial Freeman - May 13, 1854
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer comments on the recent activities of John Mitchel and his political ideology.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - August 27, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer tells his readers that in the near future politicians will take up the cause of freedom from slavery as the major issue in their campaigns.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - August 27, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer announces upcoming conventions that will be held within days of each other.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - July 1, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer expresses his opinion of the negative influence southern newspapers are having on the outcome of the Democratic National Convention.
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)
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)
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - July 29, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
Beginning with an overview of a recent convention in Maine, the writer briefly summarizes state by state newspaper articles describing the current political position on the issue of slavery.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - October 22, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
Brief account of a recent convention in Cleveland, Ohio.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - September 10, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer alerts his readers to upcoming national conventions.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - August 13, 1859
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Brief commentary on the political ideas and actions of Senator Brown of Mississippi.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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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
Speaker or author: Tyson, William A.
Newspaper or publication: North Star
Brief speech regarding the government's stance on fugitive slaves, and its idea of continuing slavery as it assigned slave holding status to newly formed states.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 212 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Craft, William
Newspaper or publication: Huddersfield Examiner
Speech given before an English audience detailing the injustices of the system of slavery in the U.S. The speaker stressed the lack of legal representation or recourse available to slaves, emphasizing that the government was not interested in their welfare.
Description of file(s): PDF 6 page, 2,031 word document (text and images)
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Speaker or author: Watkins, William J.
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
Short speech calling for support of the Free Soil Party.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 130 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Watkins, William J.
Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper
Speech regarding the omission of the black citizen in the Declaration of Independence and the law providing for the formation of the militia. The speaker uses these as examples of how the black citizen is not included or accepted in the United States as part of the union.
Description of file(s): PDF 9 page, 2,051 word document (text and images)