Title: Elevator - October 20, 1865
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)
The writer offers a review of a performance of Shakespeare's play "The Merchant of Venice" by providing some history surrounding the play's timeframe. He focuses mostly on the experience of Jews in Italy during this time. He associates the oppression of the Jews with racial oppression in the U.S.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
Title: Elevator - October 27, 1865
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)
The writer considers the principles that the United States legal system is based on. He notes that these principles were violated by the institution of slavery. If this country is to remain free, the American people can never return to this form of systematic injustice.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
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
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - November 19, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer points out the irony in the conduct of ministers, who preach the teachings of the Bible, yet use this doctrine to justify slavery.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages