Title: Impartial Citizen - September 5, 1849
Speaker or author: Ward, Samuel Ringgold, b. 1817
Newspaper or publication: Impartial Citizen (1849 - 1851)
The writer describes his travels to Pennsylvania. He highlights villages, people he meets along the way, and his experiences during his journey.
Description of file(s): four scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
Title: Impartial Citizen - September 5, 1849
Speaker or author: Ward, Samuel Ringgold, b. 1817
Newspaper or publication: Impartial Citizen (1849 - 1851)
The writer describes his travels to Pennsylvania. He highlights villages, people he meets along the way, and his experiences during his journey.
Description of file(s): four scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
Title: Pacific Appeal - February 20, 1864
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)
The writer briefly discusses the opening of a new school for African American children. A bill before the state Senate which is expected to become law will provide for the education of all children in California regardless of race.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Provincial Freeman - August 8, 1857
Speaker or author: Shadd, Isaac D.
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer tells of his travels on a lecture journey across the U.S. and parts of Canada.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - January 29, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer provides a brief overview of the current status of the settlements around Sandwich in Canada.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer recommends the boarding house run by William Day, a "true friend of humanity."
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - October 22, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer relates the story of a male fugitive slave who dressed as a woman in order to escape to freedom in Canada.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
Title: Weekly Anglo-African - January 19, 1861
Speaker or author: Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer sternly responds to a letter previously published in the newspaper. He defends his affiliation with the African Civilization Society and insists that it is not associated with Colonization in any fashion.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
Title: Weekly Anglo-African - June 16, 1860
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer provides a history of an institution established to care for aged and destitute African Americans. Because the jobs available to African Americans are menial and low-paying, there is an increase in the number of these people who are finding themselves destitute in their old age and needing to rely on charities to survive. This institution has expanded recently and invested in new land within the city to help care for this growing population of elderly and destitute people.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
Title: Weekly Anglo-African - October 5, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Although the federal government has not as yet requested African American troops, the writer urges his readers to prepare to fight for their rightful place as free and acknowledged citizens of the U.S.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page