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Title: Elevator - July 14, 1865
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)
The writer discusses the pros and cons of holding a national convention of African Americans in California. He stresses the influence of another editor who remains nameless.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Pacific Appeal - Aprill 5, 1862
Speaker or author: Bell, Philip A.
Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)
The editor introduces the newspaper and gives a brief history of his work on newspapers over the past 25 years.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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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
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Title: Pacific Appeal - February 21, 1863
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)
The writer urges his readers to become acquainted with military tactics as part of their U. S. citizenship. In this way, if it was ever necessary for them to defend their freedom, they would be prepared.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Pacific Appeal - October 10, 1863
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)
The writer comments on William Wells Brown's reply to criticism of his book, The Black Man, His Antecedents, Genius, and Achievements. Mr. Brown's belief is that African Americans don't appreciate the literary work of other African Americans.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
Speaker or author: Bell, Philip A.
Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal
Overview of a speech in which the speaker praised the people and community of Victoria, British Columbia (Canada). He stressed the importance of newspapers such as the Pacific Appeal and Anglo-African in keeping the African American community strong, but advocated union with other communities and not isolation.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 278 word document (text and images)
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Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer tells his readers that an "Anglo-African" is an "Englishman of African descent," not African American. Since there are so few Anglo-Africans in the U.S., the newspaper will be changing its name "week after next." He doesn't, however, tell readers what the new name will be.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column