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Title: Colored American - July 13, 1839
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer described the visit to that city of Martin Van Buren and contrasted the event with the past visits by John Quincy Adams. He felt ashamed of the pomp and circumstance surrounding the day. He also described the revelry and celebration of July 4th with similar criticism.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
Speaker or author: Rock, John S. (John Sweat), 1825-1866
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
Speech delivered during a celebration of the August 1st anniversary of the emancipation of the British West Indies. The speaker noted that it was only a matter of time before the U.S. would also abolish slavery. He stressed the challenges of prejudice, lack of education and unemployment that lay ahead for African Americans when slavery is abolished in the U. S.
Description of file(s): PDF 11 page, 3,267 word document (text and images)
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Speaker or author: Titus, Theodore S. Wright
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Brief speech given in response to derogatory remarks regarding slavery made by Charles O'Conor.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 311 word document (text and images)
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - January 15, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer provides the results of a recent election.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - April 13, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer offers a comparison between the French Revolution and the state of slavery in the U.S. at this time. He tells his readers slavery is worse than death.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - March 31, 1860
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer provides an overview of the current political climate regarding African American suffrage. He encourages his readers to form "Franchise Clubs" to help African Americans organize for equal rights, education, and access to political publications.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
Speaker or author: Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
Speech delivered before a large meeting in London regarding the status of the anti-slavery movement in the U. S. The speaker was responding to another speaker who insisted that the free people of color living in the eastern states had a better life than those enslaved in the south.
Description of file(s): PDF 6 page, 1,788 word document (text and images)