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Title: Colored American - October 24, 1840
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer comments on a report published in the New York Observer regarding a speech on slavery in East India delivered during the World's Convention. He asks why the editor of the New York Observer is so willing to condemn slavery in other countries but refuses to address the issue of slavery in the U.S.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Speaker or author: Douglass, H. Ford
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
Speech expressing the speakers reasons for wanting to continue celebrating August 1st even though opposition had been expressed to this. The speaker said that even though the emancipation of the British West Indies (August 1, 1834) was under the direction of a foreign government, the day was worth celebrating by all those who value freedom. He emphasized the historical efforts and legacies of countries of men who fought, sacrificed and died for freedom.
Description of file(s): PDF 15 page, 4,371 word document (text and images)
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Title: Impartial Citizen - February 28, 1849
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Impartial Citizen (1849 - 1851)
The writer offers a rebuttal to a recent sermon he heard with the theme that America's greatest sin is "despising the poor." He offers other actions in this country that are worse including the taking of Native American land and the enslaving of Africans.
Description of file(s): three scanned newspaper pages (five columns)
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Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)
The writer expresses his views on why the government denies African Americans the "Right of Testimony."
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Provincial Freeman - July 29, 1854
Speaker or author: C.
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer tells his readers that "crowds" of men are moving into the open territory around Lake Huron to homestead land. He wonders how many of these people are of African descent. He encourages his readers to obtain property in this area while they can.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
Title: Thomas Cordoza
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Lively and interesting debate regarding the question "Which has sustained the most injustice at the hands of the American people, the American Indian or the Anglo-African?"
Description of file(s): PDF 5 page, 1,099 word document (text and images)
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - April 6, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer expresses his ideas on the increasing political tension over the issue of slavery that seems to be stirring the country as the southern states secede from the Union.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - December 29, 1860
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer comments on the idea that, unlike some of his political contemporaries, Abraham Lincoln doesn't drink alcohol.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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)