Title: Colored American - October 17, 1840
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer reports on rumors of war in the Middle-east.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Colored American - September 4, 1841
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The editor describes his experiences with racial prejudice on public transportation while traveling to Massachusetts.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
Title: Elevator - September 22, 1865
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)
The writer tells his readers of several families who have left California and returned to the eastern states.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Northern Star and Freemen's Advocate - March 10, 1842
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Northern Star and Freemen's Advocate (1842 - 18??)
The writer addresses those he believes have set out to malign the newspaper with "insinuations" that the editor is pro-Colonization. He believes this is just another effort to discredit the newspaper.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
Title: Northern Star and Freemen's Advocate - March 3, 1842
Speaker or author: M.
Newspaper or publication: Northern Star and Freemen's Advocate (1842 - 18??)
The writer notes the inconsistencies in what those who profess to be abolitionists do and say.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
Title: Pacific Appeal - March 5, 1864
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)
The writer tells his readers that the Emancipation Proclamation was just a starting point for the work that lies ahead for all African Americans. Now is the time for the elevation of the race and the fight against prejudice. The key to success is an improvement of moral character and social standing.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
Title: Pacific Appeal - November 15, 1862
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)
The writer provides a brief overview of the outcome of two recent political elections
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column