Title: Colored American - June 9, 1838
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer questions the fears of immediate emancipation of slaves in the U.S. that seem to be holding back legislation that will free the slaves. He points to the emancipation of the British West Indies as proof that this can be done without the bloodshed that opponents of immediate emancipation fear most.
Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page
Speaker or author: Pennington, James W. C.
Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper
Sermon given to denounce the current trend towards "Free Love" without the benefit of marriage.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 572 word document (text and images)