Speaker or author: White, James C., Rev.
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Overview of brief speech given to commemorate the August 1st anniversary of the emancipation of the British West Indies.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 223 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Forten, James Jr.
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- New York Public Library -- Schomburg Collection
Address delivered before the Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society of Philadelphia offering encouragement for continuing efforts in their work for emancipation. The speaker emphasized the horrors of slavery and the benefits of a Christian approach towards freedom.
Description of file(s): PDF 15 page, 5,333 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Harris, James H., 1832-1891
Newspaper or publication: Christian Recorder (1852 - 1856)
Brief speech in which the speaker encouraged the newly freed slaves to stay in the southern states and not migrate to the north. The speaker felt that African American had more friends among the white population in the south than in the north.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 412 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Hamlet, James
Newspaper or publication: Impatial Citizen
Anecdotal speech regarding the speaker's experiences with being unjustly arrested and sold into slavery in accordance with the Fugitive Slave Bill. The speaker (who's proper name is James Hamilton Williams) gave his address during a meeting celebrating his return to freedom.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 341 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Whitfield, James Monroe, 1822-1871
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
Eulogy given before the Buffalo Library Association for Thomas Harris highlighting his life and character.
Description of file(s): PDF 6 page, 1,609 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Williams, James M., Rev.
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Eulogy sermon for John Brown during a gathering on the anniversary of his execution the previous year.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 341 word document (text and images)
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Speaker or author: Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865
Newspaper or publication: National Anti-Slavery Standard
Overview of speech offered in protest of the Fugitive Slave Bill that was contributing to the kidnapping of nominally free black citizens of New York. Emphasis was placed on the recent experience in this regard of James Hamlet, who escaped after being kidnapped to be sold into slavery. (Speech 10898(a) is a duplicate of this speech.)
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 365 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865
Newspaper or publication: Emancipator
Speech emphasizing the importance of education in the social advancement of the people of color.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 342 word document (text and images)
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Speaker or author: Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
Brief congratulations to the Emancipation Society of Glasgow for their recent contribution to suppression of the slave trade.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 256 word document (images and text)
Speaker or author: Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865
Newspaper or publication: National Anti-Slavery Standard
Brief speech denouncing the plans and goals of the American Colonization Society.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 328 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Fifth Annual Report of the Executive Committee of the American Anti-Slavery Society, pp. 24-30
Speech in response to a resolution put forward for the American Anti-Slavery Society to support similar societies in Britain and France in their efforts to abolish slavery.
Description of file(s): PDF 7 page, 3,443 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Boston Public Library -- Anti-Slavery Pamphlets
Speech given on the basic idea that slavery is irrational, immoral, and in opposition to the core beliefs of the founding fathers. Emphasis is placed on the destiny and potential future of the Negro race in the U.S.
Description of file(s): PDF 17 page, 6,176 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Mitchell Library -- Glasgow, Scotland
Speech given when seconding a motion put forward by the Glasgow Emancipation Society to continue "peaceful agitation and moral interference" until slavery is completely abolished.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 828 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
Farewell address given by James McCune Smith before an assembly at the university in Glasgow after receiving his degree and before returning to the U.S.
Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 655 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Bugle
Speech encouraging the National Council of the Colored People to continue work on the promises they established in their previous meeting. These promises included the elevation of the race through education, political advances, and civil rights in every state.
Description of file(s): PDF 6 page, 1,520 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Congregational Library -- Boston, Massachusetts -- Anti-Slavery Pamphlets
A lecture on the history of the Haytian Revolutions with a "character sketch" of Toussaint L'Ouverture given to benefit the Colored Orphan Asylum. The lecture outlines the class structure in Hayti and the timeline leading up to the revolutions from 1791 through 1803. (Speeches 06086, 06136, 06196, 06220, 06242, 06269, and 06309 are duplicates of this speech.)
Description of file(s): PDF 26 page, 9,292 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
Response to welcome home address given to James McCune Smith on his return from Scotland where he earned his degree at the university in Glasgow. The benefits of education were emphasized.
Description of file(s): PDF 5 page, 1,150 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865
Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper
The speaker emphasized the benefits of an education and mechanical training for former slaves and the nominally free. He gave examples of individuals who had overcome prejudice and were working in industry based on training, initiative, and skilled talent.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 536 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865
Newspaper or publication: National Anti-Slavery Standard
The speaker, a physician at the Coloured Orphan Asylum, gave a presentation of a young African Bushman named Henry who had been recently placed in the orphanage. Mr. Smith gave an overview of Henry's history, the Bushmen tribe he belonged to, and called attention to Henry's mental and physical capacities.
Description of file(s): PDF 6 page, 1,821 word document (text and images)
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Speaker or author: Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Speech denouncing the words and political actions of Charles O'Conor in his opposition of emancipation. The speaker noted that O'Conor had said that "...slavery is 'ordained by nature' and is 'an institution created by nature itself,' which 'carries with it duties for the black man and duties for the white, which duties cannot be performed except by the preservation and perpetuation of the system;' ..."
Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 782 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Gloucester, James N.
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
Brief speech in which the speaker expressed his enthusiasm and optimism regarding the nearing end of slavery.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 307 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Leonard, James R. W.
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The speaker emphasizes the hopeful spirit and energy of the youth among them who would carry on the efforts toward freedom. He also compliments Mrs. Henry Highland Garnet on her accomplishments.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 471 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Holly, James Theodore
Newspaper or publication: African Repository
Sermon in tribute of Bishop Francis Burns, emphasizing his successful career and missionary work in Africa.
Description of file(s): PDF 5 page, 3,407 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Holly, James Theodore
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- New York Public Library -- Schomburg Collection
Speech detailing the history of the Haitian revolution given in order to demonstrate the capabilities of the Negro race, and disprove ideas regarding the inequality of races in terms of intelligence and ability.
Description of file(s): PDF 44 page, 14,391 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Pennington, James W. C.
Newspaper or publication: Montreal Witness
Overview of speech addressing the question of what to do with the slaves if they are freed. The speaker offered statistical information on the slave population in the U. S. and the concentration of slaves in various states.
Description of file(s): PDF 4 page, 1,074 word document (text and images)