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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - April 13, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Using the recent census results and comparing them with results from previous years, the writer shows the increase in slave and free African American populations in various states. In 1860, Virginia is shown as the state with the largest slave population. The writer predicts emancipation and even sketches its effect on population numbers in the southern states.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - June 9, 1860
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Brief commentary on the U. S. Census currently being taken. The writer notes that in the past counting of African Americans has been a hit and miss endeavor. This year, he suggests that all African Americans do their part to ensure they are counted.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column