Speaker or author: Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
Brief speech in which the speaker expressed that what African Americans wanted most in this country were equal rights and equal citizenship recognition.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 111 word document (text and images)
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Title: Palladium of Liberty - July 10, 1844
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Palladium of Liberty (1843 - 1844)
The writer briefly comments on reports of recent activities of members of the Liberty Party.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Provincial Freeman - May 13, 1854
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer comments on the recent activities of John Mitchel and his political ideology.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
Speaker or author: Cole, Thomas, fl. 1837-1838
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
The speaker pointed out that the history of slavery is not about enslaving black people, but about enslaving those considered unable to defend off a "domineering spirit" that often manifests in mankind. He notes that the southern states had entered the union based on a compromise stating that slavery would be temporary. The abolitionist movement had come from Virginia as a response to this. At this point, the system of slavery was firmly in place based on economics, not on race.
Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 693 word document (text and images)
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - November 19, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer offers his opinion on the value of labor, hard work, and independence. The newspaper will continue to focus on anti-slavery issues and offer its readership a "universal reform paper."
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
Speaker or author: Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
Overview of a speech in which the speaker provided examples of how slaves would be able to take care of themselves if freed. This was a rebuttal of the idea that the slaves would be incapable of caring for themselves if freed.
Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 661 word document (text and images)