Speaker or author: Barbadoes, Frederick G.
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Harvard University, Cambridge -- Rare Books and Manuscripts
Speech given as the speaker stepped down as president of the convention. The speaker eloquently and humbly accepted the gratitude of the convention and reminded those members that the struggle towards liberty and freedom continued and required their "eternal vigilance." (Includes MP3 audio file)
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 320 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: De Grasse, Isaiah G.
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
Spoken essay given by a 15 year old boy at an exhibition of the New York African Free School in 1828 regarding his experience with slavery.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 379 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Britton, John G.
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Foner and Walker, Eds.
Brief introductory speech regarding what the speaker believed were the important factors affecting African Americans at that point in time. These included voting rights, colonization, and the migration of fugitive slaves to Canada. (Includes MP3 audio file.)
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 562 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Wilson, John G.
Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal
Patriotic speech regarding the bravery and heroism of black Union soldiers. The speaker noted that while he realized the Emancipation Proclamation was of military necessity, he praised Abraham Lincoln for seeing the right action in it. He felt as if it was well earned by the blood and courage of those who had fought and died for freedom.
Description of file(s): PDF 11 page, 2,339 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Williams, Ranson G.
Newspaper or publication: Philanthropist
Speech delievered at the first annual meeting of the Rhode Island State Anti-Slavery Society held at the Richmond Church in Providence Rhode Island addressing issues regarding the slave trade, the separation of slave families, and the relationship between slavery and Christian values.
Description of file(s): PDF 6 page, 1,557 word document (text and images)
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - January 15, 1852
Speaker or author: G.
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer responds to an article published in another newspaper urging people of African (and Irish) descent to buy land now in Canada, and settle in a country that's less hostile to them than the U.S.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
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Speaker or author: Allen, William G., fl. 1849-1853
Newspaper or publication: Leeds Mercury
Speech given before an English audience regarding the inhumanity and abuses of slavery in America. The speaker noted that he felt no prejudice in England, but gave examples of how his life is affected by prejudice in the U.S. (Includes MP3 audio file.)
Description of file(s): PDF 6 page, 1,982 word document (text and images)
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Speaker or author: Allen, William G., fl. 1849-1853
Newspaper or publication: Leeds Mercury
Speech given before an English audience regarding the abuses suffered by African Americans due to racial prejudice. The speaker noted that while he loved his country, he couldn't deny the fact of America's inhumanity regarding racial discrimination. (Includes MP3 audio file.)
Description of file(s): PDF 5 page, 1,555 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Allen, William G., fl. 1849-1853
Newspaper or publication: Belfast Newsletter
Overview of speech presented at the Belfast Ladies' Association meeting arguing the speaker's belief that art, culture and religion had their origins in Africa. (Includes MP3 audio file.)
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 199 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Allen, William G., fl. 1849-1853
Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper
Lengthy speech describing the various attributes and skills of a great orator, and the benefits of the freedom of public speaking in the U.S. The speaker believes oratory to be the greatest art of expression in a free country.
Description of file(s): PDF 36 page, 8,718 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Allen, William G., fl. 1849-1853
Newspaper or publication: Leeds Times
The speaker offered his views on the ways in which the African race had distinguished itself over countless generations as a race focused on morality and love of mankind. He denounced plans regarding the colonization of Siberia with nominally free black citizens, and emphasized the love of America that was pervasive among the African American people. (Includes MP3 audio file.)
Description of file(s): PDF 5 page, 1,590 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Allen, William G., fl. 1849-1853
Newspaper or publication: Belfast Newsletter
Overview of a speech regarding the history of American slavery. The speaker noted that American Indians had been at one time considered for slavery, but that they were not as suited for it as African captives. The speaker said that what was wanted was not so much emancipation as it was the "...eradication of the principles of slavery, and the prejudice against slaves, which existed in American breasts..." He wished for an end to slavery as well as the effects of slavery on a society that had grown strong from slave labor. (Includes MP3 audio file.)
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 405 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Allen, William G., fl. 1849-1853
Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper
Speech offering examples of the cruelty and injustice the speaker had experienced and heard of resulting from racial prejudice. The speaker said he agreed with the resolution that slavery was a "sin and crime against God."
Description of file(s): PDF 6 page, 1,372 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: William G. Hamilton
Newspaper or publication: Emancipator
Address delivered before the Annual Convention of the Free People of Color of the United States involving issues of emancipation and colonization of Africa.
Description of file(s): PDF 7 page, 1,556 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: William G. Hamilton
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Boston Public Library -- Anti-Slavery Collections
Address given before the Fourth Annual Convention of the Free People of Color of the United States in New York promoting the improvement of freed slaves and speaking against the idea of colonization.
Description of file(s): PDF 5 page, 1,649 word document (images and text)