Title: Colored American - November 2, 1839
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer comments on the way the trial of the Amistad prisoners is being reported by the press. He urges a fair and non-biased reporting of events.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
Title: Colored American - October 14, 1837
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The editor responds to a negative article about him that was published in the Liberator newspaper.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
Title: Weekly Anglo-African - December 29, 1860
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer comments on the idea that, unlike some of his political contemporaries, Abraham Lincoln doesn't drink alcohol.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column