Speaker or author: Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins, 1825-1911.
Newspaper or publication: National Anti-Slavery Standard
Eloquent speech regarding the ongoing issue of free versus slave state designation as new states enter the Union. The speaker told of her experience as witness to the continued degradation suffered by slaves.
Description of file(s): PDF 4 page, 1,277 word document (text and images)
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Title: Frederick Douglass' Paper - December 22, 1854
Speaker or author: Watkins, William J.
Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851 - 18??)
The writer makes a witty comment on the election of J. V. C. Smith as Mayor of Boston.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Impartial Citizen - August 15, 1849
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Impartial Citizen (1849 - 1851)
The writer comments on a blurb published in another newspaper offering the sale of two women and a man, who are mentioned as "likely Negroes."
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Impartial Citizen - October 17, 1849
Speaker or author: Ward, Samuel Ringgold, b. 1817
Newspaper or publication: Impartial Citizen (1849 - 1851)
The writer continues his journal reporting of his experiences while on a speaking tour.
Description of file(s): three scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
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Title: Impartial Citizen - September 26, 1849
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Impartial Citizen (1849 - 1851)
The writer discusses the forming of the Democratic Party. He emphasizes the turmoil of the current political environment.
Description of file(s): three scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - August 27, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer announces upcoming conventions that will be held within days of each other.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - July 15, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
Drawing from newspaper articles published in several states, the writer provides the current political position on slavery throughout the country.
Description of file(s): three scanned newspaper pages (five columns)
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - October 22, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
Brief account of a recent convention in Cleveland, Ohio.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - September 10, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer alerts his readers to upcoming national conventions.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - August 13, 1859
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Brief commentary on the political ideas and actions of Senator Brown of Mississippi.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column