Title: Martin Robison Delany
Speaker or author: Delany, Martin & Campbell, Robert, of the Niger Valley Exploring Party
Newspaper or publication: AD Draft -- Royal Geological Society Archives, London, England
-- Copyright Permission Pending -- Handwritten speech detailing the findings of a geographical expedition made by two explorers: Martin Delany and Robert Campbell. The text details the land mass, the villages, the people, the climate, and the general discoveries made of Western Africa. (This transcription includes the original editing marks made by the writers.)
Description of file(s): PDF 8 page, 1,610 word document (text and images)
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Speaker or author: Campbell, Robert, of the Niger Valley Exploring Party
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The speaker discusses his travels into Central Africa. The newspaper emphasizes that learning as much as possible about Africa is important and that the lecture is not offered to encourage immigration to Africa.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 228 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Campbell, Robert, of the Niger Valley Exploring Party
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Speech encouraging young African American men to consider settling in Africa. The speaker's message is subtle and couched in terms of exploration and racial pride.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 288 word document (text and images)