Speaker or author: Ruggles, David, 1810-1849
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, Anti-Slavery Pamphlets
David Ruggles replies to comments made by William P. Johnson in an ongoing debate regarding the circumstances leading up to the libel suit brought against Samuel Cornish and the Colored American newspaper.
Description of file(s): PDF 5 page, 2,083 word document (text and images)
Title: Elevator - September 29, 1865
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)
The writer adds his personal memories to a series the newspaper is publishing regarding the Underground Railroad.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Weekly Anglo-African - January 26, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
As Southern states secede from the Union, free African Americans from South Carolina are arriving in New York. Free people of color are leaving the south as fast as they can fearing they will lose their freedom if they stay.
Description of file(s): one scanned, three columned, newspaper page
Title: Weekly Anglo-African - March 1, 1862
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Brief snippets of information on lectures, travels, and news from around the country pertaining to African Americans.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page