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Title: Colored American - May 22, 1841
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
Brief account of a situation in Ohio where three white men went on trial for kidnapping and selling into slavery a black man. The men could not be convicted since the only witness against them was African American.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Pacific Appeal - July 19, 1862
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)
The writer shares commentary from the principal of Oberlin College who explains that in his experience, there's no marked distinction on average between the races in terms of intelligence and learning ability.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Provincial Freeman - May 13, 1854
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer comments on a recent story published in local newspapers telling readers that 30 African Americans traveling through Kentucky on their way to Liberia were given free transportation. He believes this is just another ploy to encourage Colonization.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - March 26, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer discusses recent incidents where free people of color have been kidnapped under the Fugitive Slave Law.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - May 7, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer tells of one man's experience while guiding 25 fugitive slaves to freedom.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page