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Black Abolitionist Archive
R. R. Raymond
Colored American - June 1, 1839
Pacific Appeal - November 7, 1863
Colored American - April 29, 1837
Weekly Advocate - January 28, 1837
Voice of the Fugitive - April 22, 1852
Colored American - September 29, 1838
Provincial Freeman - December 8, 1855
Provincial Freeman - February 21, 1857
John Mercer Langston
William C. Nell
John Sella Martin
Colored American - November 4, 1837
Weekly Anglo-African - April 12, 1862
William Wells Brown
Thomas Cole
Alfred M. Green
Colored American - September 26, 1840

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.For assistance with this collection, please contact the the University Archivist, Mara Powell at 313-993-1950 or the library reference desk at 313-993-1071. You may also email the reference desk for assistance at edesk@udmercy.edu.

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