University Archives

Title: Pacific Appeal - December 6, 1862

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)

The writer tells his readers that a benefit concert will be held to raise funds to keep the newspaper in publication. He shares a partial list (from memory) of all African American newspapers that have been published since 1835.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century

Keywords: Aliened American; Anglo-African; benefit; Christian Recorder; Colored American; Demosthenian Shield; Disfranchised American; Elevator; Frederick Douglass' Paper; fund raiser; Lunar Visitor; Mirror of the Times; newspaper; North Star; Ram's Horn; Spy; The Struggler; Voice of the Fugitive

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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