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Black Abolitionist Archive
Elevator - June 30, 1865
Theodore S. Wright
Provincial Freeman - July 1, 1854
Voice of the Fugitive November 18, 1852
Northern Star and Freemen's Advocate - April 14, 1842
Impartial Citizen - February 13, 1850
Colored American - March 18, 1837
Voice of the Fugitive - December 17, 1851
Pacific Appeal - July 30, 1864
Edmund Kelly
Palladium of Liberty - June 12, 1844
J. W. C. Pennington
Elevator - October 20, 1865
Phillip A. Bell
Pacific Appeal - February 14, 1863
Weekly Advocate - January 28, 1837
Colored American - October 7, 1837
Pacific Appeal - November 15, 1862

From the 1820s to the Civil War, African Americans assumed prominent roles in the transatlantic struggle to abolish slavery. In contrast to the popular belief that the abolitionist crusade was driven by wealthy whites, some 300 black abolitionists were regularly involved in the antislavery movement, heightening its credibility and broadening its agenda. The Black Abolitionist Digital Archive is a collection of over 800 speeches by antebellum blacks and approximately 1,000 editorials from the period. These important documents provide a portrait of black involvement in the anti-slavery movement; scans of these documents are provided as images and PDF files.

Please contact the library reference desk at edesk@udmercy.edu  or 313-993-1071 for assistance with this collection. 

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