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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - April 20, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer tells his readers that Fort Sumter has surrendered to Confederate forces. President Lincoln has called for volunteers and Washington, D. C. is under Martial Law. The country moves rapidly now into civil war.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - April 27, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer provides details of the early stages of the Civil War. He relates how each state is responding to the conflict and how the country is squaring off for this terrible war.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - April 27, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
A meeting to be held to offer the Union government the services of over 500 African American volunteers to fight in the civil war was stopped by police who feared an "unpleasant" outcome of such a gathering.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - December 28, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Even though the government still denies African American volunteers in the Union army, the writer tells his readers there are other ways they can help the fight for freedom.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - May 11, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer provides an overview of a war meeting held in Boston. J. Sella Martin who presided over the meeting said that those African Americans who aren't willing to volunteer to fight for freedom should move to Hayti and raise cotton.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - September 12, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Brief account of the heroic action of James Reeder, an Africa American who was accepted as a volunteer during the battle of Bull Run.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column