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Subtitle: Dartmouth College.

Title: Colored American - April 22, 1837

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)

The editor shares a letter printed in the Herald of Freedom newspaper recounting one man's experience with prejudice as he tried to get his children enrolled in college.

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

Subtitle: The Penny Press.

Title: Colored American - August 8, 1840

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)

The writer expresses his objections to the increasing popularity of the "Penny Press" newspapers.

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

Subtitle: Indorsement on Our Position on the Suffrage Question.

Title: Elevator - July 28, 1865

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)

The writer accuses several California and Nevada newspapers of traitorous reporting in their views regarding the rights of African Americans.

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

Subtitle: The Rights of Testimony.

Title: Pacific Appeal - April 5, 1862

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)

The writer comments on various newspapers who help sign a petition for African Americans to enjoy "the right of oath" or the right to give testimony. He emphasizes one newspaper in particular that is against this idea.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subtitle: The City Railroad Cars.

Title: Pacific Appeal - May 9, 1863

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)

The writer comments on the rampant discrimination that is taking place with public transportation. He emphasizes that African American women are often the helpless targets of this as they attempt to ride the public trains.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subtitle: The Proclamation.

Title: Pacific Appeal - September 27, 1862

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)

The writer comments on the publication of the Emancipation Proclamation that is sweeping the country. He tells this reader that this comes as no surprise, and he believes it marks the beginning of the end of the war.

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

Subtitle: A Slaver Taken.

Title: Palladium of Liberty - June 26, 1844

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Palladium of Liberty (1843 - 1844)

The writer comments on a recent incident regarding a battle between a slave ship flying American colors and a British vessel. The slave ship had escaped but was soon taken into custody by an American vessel.

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

Subtitle: Central American Affairs.

Title: Provincial Freeman - February 14, 1857

Speaker or author: C.

Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)

The writer relates the current status of American filibuster [William] Walker in Nicaragua. President Mora of Costa Rica offered free steamship passage out of Central America to anyone who would desert Walker's ranks. The situation with Walker and his army is now dire.

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

Title: Provincial Freeman - September 22, 1855

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)

The writer alerts his readers to the presence in their midst of an officer from Tennessee who is tracking down a fugitive slave who escaped to Canada.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subtitle: Colored Men Awake to Your Interest.

Title: Voice of the Fugitive - January 15, 1852

Speaker or author: G.

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

The writer responds to an article published in another newspaper urging people of African (and Irish) descent to buy land now in Canada, and settle in a country that's less hostile to them than the U.S.

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

Subtitle: The N. Y. Herald and the Anglo-African.

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - April 7, 1860

Speaker or author: editor

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

Commentary on an article published in the New York Herald making fun of the Weekly Anglo-African newspaper and African Americans in general.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subtitle: A Few Facts for Exeter Hall.

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - April 7, 1860

Speaker or author: editor

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

The writer responds to an article published in another newspaper citing the variances in the number and gender of African American tax payers and slave holders in New York and South Carolina.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subtitle: The New York Herald and WM. H. Seward.

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - August 27, 1859

Speaker or author: editor

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

The writer uses quotes from recent articles published in the New York Herald to show how vicious and biased the newspaper had become toward William H. Seward. The articles have been and continue to be peppered with language objectionable to all African Americans as well as Mr. Seward.

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

Subtitle: Statistical.

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - February 16, 1861

Speaker or author: editor

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

The writer comments on the findings regarding occupations of African Americans in New York City published in the 1860 census.

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

Subtitle: The "Lie Statistical."

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - February 2, 1861

Speaker or author: editor

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

The writer points to the inconsistencies in census taking of the African American and mulatto population in New York. He attributes this to poor record keeping, migration to other states and cities, and the fear inspired by the Fugitive Slave Law. From the writer's own experience he assures his readers that the population of African Americans in New York is much larger than reported in the 1860 census. He also notes that the number of interracial marriages is far greater than the number recorded in the census, estimating it to be closer to 200.

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

Subtitle: The Anglo-African and the Irrepressible Conflict.

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - February 4, 1860

Speaker or author: editor

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

Commentary on how misinformation is spread throughout the country via unscrupulous newspaper reporting. He cites the New York Herald as being particularly good at this type of prejudicial reporting which just adds to the racial tension already present between the free states in the north the and slave states in the south.

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

Subtitle: Statistical.

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - February 9, 1861

Speaker or author: editor

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

The writer critiques the results of the recent census. He offers some reasons why the recorded number of African Americans living in New York City is so low (and incorrect).

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

Subtitle: An "Occupation Gone."

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - January 11, 1862

Speaker or author: editor

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

The writer discusses the social changes taking place in the U.S. with the Civil War. He believes that this marks this end of "Negro hatred" and prejudice in the U.S.

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

Subtitle: Howls of the Servile Press.

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - January 14, 1860

Speaker or author: editor

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

The writer calls attention to the way current topics such as fugitive slaves, John Brown's raid, and what he calls the "Negro question" are handled by the major newspapers throughout the country. The reporting by what he calls the "servile press" is having a strong impact on readers' opinions of the current unsettled political atmosphere in the U. S.

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

Subtitle: The "Irrepressible Conflict."

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - January 14, 1860

Speaker or author: editor

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

The writer discusses the political life of William H. Seward. He includes with this commentary on how the actions of John Brown at Harper's Ferry were affecting the political situation in the country.

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

Subtitle: A Word About Those Insurrections.

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - January 21, 1860

Speaker or author: editor

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

The writer criticizes the New York Herald's reporting of possible violent slave insurrection. By exaggerating the potential for "warfare" and bloody uprising against their masters, this newspaper has succeeded in encouraging fears and continued oppression among the white population in the country. The writer offers the voice of reason to counter this extreme opinion.

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

Subtitle: Doings in Virginia.

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - January 7, 1860

Speaker or author: editor

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

John Brown's actions at Harper's Ferry have stirred a Legislative Committee in Virginia to generate an "elaborate report" that creates what the writer believes is a general antagonistic political atmosphere between the North and the South.

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

Subtitle: The Japanese.

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - June 30, 1860

Speaker or author: editor

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

The writer notes the prejudice expressed in the U.S. against the newly arrived Japanese immigrants. But while the general population is responding to the Japanese as "colored foreigners" and treating them negatively, government officials are responding to them as "novel" and unique. The writer suspects the difference is based in money and class status.

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

Subtitle: What a Breeze!

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - November 12, 1859

Speaker or author: editor

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

The writer describes the fearful atmosphere of the country following the actions of John Brown and during the days of his trial.

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

Subtitle: Passing--for Colored.

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - November 2, 1861

Speaker or author: editor

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

The writer points out instances where white people are attempting to "pass for colored." He views this as an indication of the end of prejudice. As it becomes more popular to adopt the culture of African Americans, the writer sees a time when no distinction of race will be evident in America.

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

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