Title: Elevator - August 4, 1865
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)
The writer points out the irony of pardoning Jefferson Davis for his part in the Civil War (a war that cost the lives of thousands) but hanging John Brown for his small rebellion.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - April 22, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer encourages readers to subscribe to several scientific journals.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Weekly Anglo-African - June 9, 1860
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The editor responds to an article published in another newspaper regarding African American publications such as the Anglo-African Magazine. He discusses the overall racial oppression in the U.S. that makes this type of publication difficult but at the same time extremely important.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)