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Title: Colored American - September 8, 1838
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer comments on the recent arrest of two French sailors who were charged with being fugitive slaves.
Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page
Speaker or author: Pennington, James W. C.
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Bibliotheque Nationale -- Paris, France
Speech presented in Paris, France before a French speaking audience. The original speech is published in French and translated for an English speaking audience (only the English version is available here). The speaker emphasized that he believed the continued injustice and oppression of slavery would contribute to war in the U.S.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 506 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Congregational Library -- Boston, Massachusetts -- Anti-Slavery Pamphlets
A lecture on the history of the Haytian Revolutions with a "character sketch" of Toussaint L'Ouverture given to benefit the Colored Orphan Asylum. The lecture outlines the class structure in Hayti and the timeline leading up to the revolutions from 1791 through 1803. (Speeches 06086, 06136, 06196, 06220, 06242, 06269, and 06309 are duplicates of this speech.)
Description of file(s): PDF 26 page, 9,292 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Fifth Annual Report of the Executive Committee of the American Anti-Slavery Society, pp. 24-30
Speech in response to a resolution put forward for the American Anti-Slavery Society to support similar societies in Britain and France in their efforts to abolish slavery.
Description of file(s): PDF 7 page, 3,443 word document (text and images)
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Title: Pacific Appeal - October 10, 1863
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)
The editor shares with his readers his discovery of the existence of a French and English newspaper being published by an African American regiment of Union soldiers in Louisiana.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Provincial Freeman - January 26, 1856
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The editor gives an overview of the growth of towns in Western Canada focusing mostly on Amerstburg.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
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Title: Provincial Freeman - July 19, 1856
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer underscores the benefits of the Provincial Freeman newspaper and publications like it in helping to promote justice and freedom among those of African descent. (Partially illegible; best copy available.)
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages (partially illegible)
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - April 12, 1851
Speaker or author: Bibb, Mary E.
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
A teacher asks for help to continue educating children of the fugitives and the poor in her area.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - December 16, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer discusses the current debate over the acquisition of Cuba from Spain.
Description of file(s): three scanned newspaper pages (five columns)
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - November 5, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer compares and contrasts the meaning of liberty to the French and to the Americans.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - December 14, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
With "three-fourths of a million" white men joining the Union army and heading into war, the North is suffering from a labor shortage. The writer suggests that now is the time for free African Americans to fill those needed positions and lift themselves out of menial jobs. He focuses on the change taking place within the social structure.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - July 23, 1859
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer stresses the importance and value of a weekly newspaper to people of African descent. The newspaper offers not only news that affects them directly, but also a sense of community and support in working together toward a common cause of elevation and improvement.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
Speaker or author: Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Bibliotheque Nationale -- Paris, France
Speech presented in France before a French audience. The original speech is published in French and translated for an English speaking audience (both versions are shown). The speech is a brief thank you to the French government for abolishing slavery in France and the French colonies. (Includes MP3 audio file.)
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 141 word document (text and image)