Speaker or author: Crummell, Alexander, 1819-1898
Newspaper or publication: Patriot
The speaker expressed opposition to the recently passed Fugitive Slave law and emphasized that slavery was a "...disposition on the part of the strong and selfish to use and employ the weak and miserable part of creation as their own instruments...." The speaker felt that the only remedy for this situation was to improve and elevate the condition of the race. He believed that a type of colonization of Africa based in missionary work was the answer, although he expressed that this was not related to a scheme to remove the race from the U.S. as some believed.
Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 936 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Green, Alfred M.
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Overview of a rousing speech denouncing laws against freedom that were being enacted across the country. The speaker pays particular attention to encouraging the repeal of the Personal Liberty Law.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 382 word document (text and images)
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Speaker or author: Langston, C. H. (Charles Henry), b. 1821?
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Harvard University -- Anti-Slavery Pamphlets
Brief speech expressing the speaker's agreement that the U. S. government is based on a pro-slavery ideal.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 396 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873
Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper
Brief overview of a speech expressing an appreciation for the endurance of African Americans who were dealing with the cruelties of slavery and prejudice. The speaker encouraged them to defend their rights even if it meant being "traitors" to the government.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 156 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
Overview of brief speech given in celebration of the anniversary of the emancipation of the British West Indies. The speaker was enthusiastic about the future and the potential for total emancipation in the U.S. He praised the efforts of the abolitionists and condemned the idea of colonization.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 203 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Jenkins, David
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Harvard University -- Anti-Slavery Pamphlets
Brief introduction speech given at the opening of the convention. The speaker briefly stated his continued devotion to the goal of total emancipation and well being for all enslaved people.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 238 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Douglass, H. Ford
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Harvard University -- Anti-Slavery Pamphlets
Speech given in response to a resolution offered at the convention. The speaker denounced the Fugitive Slave Law and expressed his belief that the "... Constitution of the United States is pro-slavery...."
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 773 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Williams, H. M., fl. 1852
Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper
Brief speech denouncing the goals of the Colonization Society and its push to colonize Liberia with nominally free black citizens.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 144 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882
Newspaper or publication: Christian News
Speech before a British audience condemning the Fugitive Slave Law and slavery in the U.S. The speaker pointed out the irony of the American stance on freedom when it continued to enslave millions of people.
Description of file(s): PDF 4 page, 1,131 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882
Newspaper or publication: Patriot
Brief speech outlining the conditions under which the slaves in the U.S. were living. The speaker emphasized the roles the Church and the continued purchasing of slave-produced products in England were playing in continuing the institution of slavery in the U.S.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 282 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882
Newspaper or publication: Patriot
Speech regarding the damage slaveholding in the U.S. had done not only to humanity, but to the U.S. and everything it stood for. The speaker emphasized that worst among the negative impact slavery has succeeded in having on the U.S. in this respect are the efforts of the American Colonization Society.
Description of file(s): PDF 7 page, 2,038 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Reporter
Speech denouncing the Fugitive Slave Law, and focusing on the efforts of the Church in the continuation of the system of slavery.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 882 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Reporter
Speech before a British audience condemning slavery in the U.S. The speaker pointed out the irony of the American stance on freedom when it continued to enslave millions of people. He also praised the work of British abolitionists.
Description of file(s): PDF 4 page, 1,445 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882
Newspaper or publication: Patriot
Speech denouncing the Fugitive Slave Law, emphasizing its inhumanity and injustice.
Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 901 word document
Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882
Newspaper or publication: Belfast Newsletter
Speech denouncing the Fugitive Slave Law and emphasizing its cruelty and potential to contribute to continued prejudice. The speaker emphasized that the Irish who were immigrating to the U.S. by the hundreds could offer tremendous aid in abolishing slavery.
Description of file(s): PDF 4 page, 1,217 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Ward, J. L., fl. 1852
Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper
Brief speech denouncing the Fugitive Slave Bill and encouraging listeners to oppose it.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 188 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Brown, John, fl. 1854
Newspaper or publication: Plymouth and Devonport Weekly Journal
Narrative regarding the life of John Brown and his experiences growing up as a slave.
Description of file(s): PDF 7 page, 2,808 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: Langston, John Mercer, 1829-1897.
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Harvard University -- Anti-Slavery Pamphlets
Eloquent comment denouncing the Fugitive Slave Law. The speaker noted that a just law "...commands what is right, and prohibits what is wrong," and that the Fugitive Slave Law has made a mockery of this basic tenet.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 307 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Henson, Josiah
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Reporter
Speech praising the education offered to those of African descent in England, emphasizing the work of the Sunday School Union there.
Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 997 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Brown, Paola
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Toronto Public Library -- Toronto, Canada
Lengthy sermon describing the history of slavery, its continued cruelties, and the influence of the Church in keeping the system in place in the U.S. The speaker emphasized the relationship between Egyptian slaves and those in the U.S., as well as the response of various European countries to the institution of slavery. Included is a denouncement of the Fugitive Slave Bill.
Description of file(s): PDF 73 page, 23,292 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Ward, Samuel Ringgold, b. 1817
Newspaper or publication: Toronto Globe
Brief speech in which the speaker described his treatment after arriving in Canada and stressed that this offered proof that prejudice existed in that country as well as in the U.S.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 193 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Ward, Samuel Ringgold, b. 1817
Newspaper or publication: Toronto Globe
Brief speech regarding the injustices of slavery in which the speaker stressed that the people living in the northern U.S. were just as guilty of prejudical injustice as those living in the southern states.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 522 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Truth, Sojourner, d. 1883
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Bugle
Speech expressing the speaker's opinion on rights for women. (Includes mp3 audio file.)
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 434 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Craft, William
Newspaper or publication: Plymouth and Devonport Weekly Journal
Speech describing the speaker's experiences as he and his wife made their escape from slavery. The speaker emphasized the cruelty and misery that slaves were enduring daily.
Description of file(s): PDF 5 page, 2,263 word document (text and images)