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Title: John Sweat Rock

Speaker or author: Rock, John S. (John Sweat), 1825-1866

Newspaper or publication: Liberator

Speech regarding the influence the question of abolition has on decisions being made within the government during the Civil War. The speaker expressed his views about the war and its possible outcome.

Description of file(s): PDF 17 page, 5,123 word document (text and images)

Subtitle: Wanted--A Press.

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - January 18, 1862

Speaker or author: editor

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

The writer questions whether there is such a thing as a "free press" in the U.S. He cites a couple of incidents that seem to imply the contrary.

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

Subtitle: Fremont Triumphant!

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - November 2, 1861

Speaker or author: editor

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

The writer enthusiastically shares an order handed down from the Secretary of War to the military commander of the Naval Expedition instructing him to accept the services of anyone who offers it, whether a fugitive slave or not. The writer credits Fremont's actions towards emancipation for this change in policy.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subtitle: "The Fatal Step Backward."

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - September 21, 1861

Speaker or author: editor

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

The Daily Times newspaper has published a letter from the president ordering General Fremont to modify his proclamation relating to the emancipation of slaves. The writer stresses that now is the time to petition Congress and apply pressure for the "Immediate Emancipation" of all slaves.

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

Subtitle: Cause and Effect.

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - September 28, 1861

Speaker or author: editor

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

The writer believes that President Lincoln's letter to Fremont regarding Fremont's recent proclamation of martial law contributed to the Union's defeat at Lexington.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Title: William Howard Day

Speaker or author: Day, William Howard, d. 1900

Newspaper or publication: Anglo-African

Speech given on the anniversary of the emancipation of slaves in the British West Indies. The speaker emphasized that now the U.S. could claim its place among the countries that had abandoned slavery. He expressed gratitude for those who had fought and died in the Civil War in the cause of freedom.

Description of file(s): PDF 7 page, 1,697 word document (text and images)

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