Title: Colored American - October 3, 1840
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer reviews the basic political history of the presidential candidates emphasizing each man's position on the issue of slavery. He encourages his readers to vote with the Liberty Party.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
Title: Elevator - December 1, 1865
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)
The writer comments on restrictions in place in each of the six states that allow African Americans to vote. All other U.S. states forbid African American voting.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
Title: Weekly Anglo-African - November 24, 1860
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer provides a detailed accounting of votes for and against free suffrage in New York state. Although there are still nearly 300,000 voters against suffrage, the writer views the 185,000 "for" votes as a positive change in public sentiment since 1846.
Description of file(s): one scaned, two columned, newspaper page