Speaker or author: Bibb, Henry, b. 1815
Newspaper or publication: Emancipator
Brief speech regarding the importance of supplying slaves with Bibles. (Speech 09773 is a duplicate of this speech.) (Includes MP3 audio file.)
Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 630 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882.
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Yale University -- Anti-Slavery Pamphlets
Speech detailing the history of the Negro race from its great African kings and queens of the past, to its victims of slavery. Included is a look forward to the successes that will come with its future generations.
Description of file(s): PDF 26 page, 7,813 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882.
Newspaper or publication: National Era
Speech regarding the silent sanctioning of slavery by the north with their continued purchasing of southern cotton and produce. The speaker stresses the differences between northern and southern ideologies regarding slavery.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 396 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882.
Newspaper or publication: North Star
Sermon regarding brotherly love, honoring God, and trusting in the power of God's love for all men. The speaker offered words of encouragement and hope during troubled times as civil war seemed inevitable.
Description of file(s): PDF 5 page, 1,283 word document (text and images)
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Title: Impartial Citizen - January 23, 1850
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Impartial Citizen (1849 - 1851)
The writer disagrees with the idea of a "Temporal Millennium" or a "Second Advent," and he uses Biblical references to prove his point of view.
Description of file(s): three scanned newspaper pages (five columns)
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Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Impartial Citizen (1849 - 1851)
The writer defends his position regarding previous comments he made about Frederick Douglass' stance on giving Bibles to slaves.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Speaker or author: Pennington, James W. C.
Newspaper or publication: Emancipator
Speech comparing the doctrines of Christianity with the doctrines of war. War used as a metaphor for the continued fight against slavery.
Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 489 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Pennington, James W. C.
Newspaper or publication: Christian News
Speech delivered in Edinburgh, Scotland regarding the institution of slavery in the U.S. The speaker emphasized the immorality of slavery from a Christian perspective.
Description of file(s): PDF 4 page, 1,059 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Pennington, James W. C.
Newspaper or publication: Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford -- Anti-Slavery Pamphlets
A farewell sermon delivered before the Fifth Congregational Church of Hartford, Connecticut, as the speaker left to devote a two year leave of absence to classical study. The speaker also requested the time so that he could deal with his fugitive status. The sermon itself addressed Paul's journey through Macedonia and seemed a metaphor for the speaker's upcoming absence.
Description of file(s): PDF 22 page, 6,197 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Lewis, John N.
Newspaper or publication: Emancipator
Speech regarding the irony of missionary work in Africa by men who are slaves in the U.S. and not allowed to read the Bible. Emphasis is placed on the question of civil rights in the U.S.
Description of file(s): PDF 6 page, 1,278 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Lane, Lunsford, b. 1803.
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Bugle
Overview of a speech given to request financial assistance for a black church congregation in Boston, Massachusetts. The Society collected the requested funds, but would have turned down the request if the speaker had asked for money to fight slavery.
Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 662 word document (text and images)
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Title: Pacific Appeal - September 12, 1863
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)
The writer comments on the writings of J. L. Stone in his work to refute the claim that there is justification for slavery in the Bible.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Palladium of Liberty - May 29, 1844
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Palladium of Liberty (1843 - 1844)
The writer discusses the recent Baptist debate on whether slavery is sanctioned in the Bible. The conflict then becomes whether to pray against something that seems sanctioned by God.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
Speaker or author: Brown, Paola
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Toronto Public Library -- Toronto, Canada
Lengthy sermon describing the history of slavery, its continued cruelties, and the influence of the Church in keeping the system in place in the U.S. The speaker emphasized the relationship between Egyptian slaves and those in the U.S., as well as the response of various European countries to the institution of slavery. Included is a denouncement of the Fugitive Slave Bill.
Description of file(s): PDF 73 page, 23,292 word document (text and images)
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - August 13, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The editor tells his readers that Bibles that were promised several months ago as donations for the poor and fugitive slaves have not yet arrived.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - January 15, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer comments on the upcoming speaking engagement of Lajos Kossuth. He tells his readers that Kossuth is trying to raise money for ammunition which seems to contradict the cause of freedom and life that the slaves are fighting for.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Weekly Advocate - February 25, 1837
Speaker or author: Sears, Robert
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Advocate (1837)
The writer expresses his belief that knowledge is power, but not without an emphasis on religion. The responsibility in gaining great knowledge is a moral one. He encourages his readers to seek religious knowledge and use it wisely to inspire positive change in the world.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
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Title: Weekly Advocate - January 21, 1837
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Advocate (1837)
The writer defended Christians and what he called Christian inquiry. He believed that those who thought that Christians "supersede the exercise of reason" didn't understand how faith works in the social world.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - February 16, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer provides commentary on a recent lecture on slavery. He compares the institution of slavery in the U. S. with slavery practiced in ancient Egypt, Russia, and Rome.
Description of file(s): one scanned, three columned, newspaper page
Speaker or author: Alston, William Johnson
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
At the outset of the Civil War, the speaker calls for a National Day of Prayer and Fasting. In his sermon, he refers to the Declaration of Independence and Bible passages to prove the inherent human freedom of all races.
Description of file(s): PDF 13 page, 3,164 word document (text and images)