Speaker or author: Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
From a source at the Refugee Home, the writer learns of a legal battle to obtain land for the Home from a deceased settler.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer provides a brief update on his recent activities.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - April 23, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer shares one man's experience of the positive influence of the Temperance Society in his area.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - August 13, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer expresses his views of slavery, its effect on the state of the Union, and its social ramifications. The system of slavery has been in place for so long that it's become an accepted part of society in the U.S. Without questioning the moral and ethical implications of this, change is impossible.
Description of file(s): three scanned newspaper pages (five columns)
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - August 13, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer provides a brief glimpse into the sometimes complex living situations of slave families.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - December 16, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer alerts his readers to the availability of land to anyone who meets the requirement of the Refugees' Home Society.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - December 17, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
In order to undermine slavery, the writer suggests going elsewhere for goods like cotton, sugar, coffee, indigo and rice -- the mainstays of the southern economy under slave power. He suggests the Canadian market as the best resource for these products.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - February 12, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
Brief overview of a monthly temperance meeting in Sandwich township.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - February 12, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer announces the establishment of the Union Sabbath School which has just opened in Sandwich.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - February 26, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer responds to a note sent to another newspaper by a Member of Parliament asking to discontinue his subscription on the grounds that this newspaper advocated the establishment of "colored settlements" in Canada.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - Feburary 26, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer reports recent donations of food, clothing, and money to the poor in his area.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - January 1, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer discusses the need for schools to educate children of African descent. He mentions a few schools available in the area.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - January 15, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer provides a brief overview of a recent Temperance meeting.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - January 29, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer provides a brief overview of the current status of the settlements around Sandwich in Canada.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - July 16, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer provides information on activities planned for the annual First of August celebration. He includes brief notes on other meetings taking place that day.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - July 2, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer provides details of an upcoming celebration for the August 1st anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the British West Indies.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - July 29, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer encourages his readers to attend the upcoming celebration of the anniversary of the emancipation of the British West Indies.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - June 1, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer shares two resolutions regarding fugitive slaves living in Canada that were passed at a recent state convention held in Michigan.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - June 18, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer tells his readers that while Detroit receives most of what Canadian farmers produce, there is a large market for these goods in the local area.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer shares the question that will be debated at the next Temperance meeting in Sandwich.
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 announces an upcoming visit of Canadian towns by Samuel Ringgold Ward.
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 announces that the Refugees' Home Society has just purchased Canadian land that will be made available to the homeless. Details of how this land will be distributed will follow in a later issue, or the readers may contact the representatives listed.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - November 4, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer responds to a second letter to the editor published in another newspaper maligning the refugees from slavery living in Canada. By responding to this letter as he does, the writer displays the letter's ignorant author without attacking him. The letter writer's own words are his undoing.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
Brief overview of a speech regarding the refugees in Canada delivered in Sandwich, Ontario.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - September 29, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer relates the outcome of a recent debate on slavery versus intemperance.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column