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Title: Colored American - March 29, 1838
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer informs his readers that an appeal has been presented before the Supreme Court denouncing and protesting the actions of the "Reform Convention." He said if this "Reform Convention" has done anything good at all it has exposed the Colonization Society for the sham it really is.
Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page
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Title: Palladium of Liberty - December 27, 1843
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Palladium of Liberty (1843 - 1844)
The editor calls for a united effort in the fight against oppression of the race. He also asks his readers to send in letters to be published in the newspaper that will aid in this unity of purpose.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Provincial Freeman - May 20, 1854
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer urges the city to concentrate on cleanliness not just to appear attractive to visitors but to promote the health and well-being of all who live there.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Provincial Freeman - May 5, 1855
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer comments on an article published in another newspaper offering a weak apology for a previously published statement saying that fugitive slaves made "undesirable citizens." The circular logic in the apology noted that if the fugitives were "intelligent and industrious" that they wouldn't care what color they were. The assumption is already made in this writer's statement that these people are "ignorant and brutally trained."
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
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Title: Weekly Advocate - January 7, 1837
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Advocate (1837)
The editor expressed the benefits of a newspaper devoted to the education and enlightenment of people of color. He vowed to present a truthful and unbiased approach to the news of the day for his readers.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - March 10, 1860
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer offers economic advice for his readers based the tenets of Quaker and Dutch societies: be thrifty, buy land, and be diligent in holding onto what you have.
Description of file(s): one scanned, three columned, newspaper page