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Title: Christian Recorder - September 16, 1854
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Christian Recorder (1852 - 1856)
The writer provides commentary on a meeting that was called to discuss how to restore public confidence in the Christian Recorder newspaper.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
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Title: Colored American - February 3, 1838
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer stresses the importance of the newspaper and the African American press not only as a way of communicating on important subjects, keeping informed about national events, and educating the community, but as a means of strengthening the social bond among members of an oppressed race.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Colored American - January 13, 1838
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The editor informs his readers that the newspaper ownership has passed into the hands of a committee from a former sole proprietorship. He believes this action will be a positive benefit to maintaining the newspaper and its future survival. He asks for continued support from his readers.
Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page
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Title: Colored American - July 24, 1841
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The editor gives a brief overview of a publication from a literary society in Philadelphia.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Colored American - June 22, 1839
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer explains that two of the Colored American editors are no longer employed by the newspaper. James McCune Smith has resigned and the other editor (whose name is not mentioned) has retired. The writer emphasizes the goals, objectives, and obligation of the newspaper to its readers. He also emphasizes the commitment of the newspaper to continue publication.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
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Title: Colored American - October 30, 1841
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The editor gives a brief explanation of why the newspaper was not issued the previous week.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Colored American - October 30, 1841
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The editor gives an account of the current status of the newspaper's financial debt.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Elevator - October 20, 1865
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)
The editor announces to his readers the intention of the Anglo-African newspaper to start publication of a quarterly magazine. He suggests that this be a monthly rather than quarterly publication.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Impartial Citizen - February 13, 1850
Speaker or author: Ward, Samuel Ringgold, b. 1817
Newspaper or publication: Impartial Citizen (1849 - 1851)
The editor describes the struggles and challenges of starting and maintaining the newspaper. He asks his subscribers who owe money to pay now.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
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Title: Pacific Appeal - August 15, 1863
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)
The writer tells his readers that there is an assortment of writing from all over the world flowing into California that speaks against slavery. No thinker in the world as he sees it views the ideas of the Confederacy as viable. No society can survive within a system of slavery when the entire civilized world speaks against it.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Pacific Appeal - February 6, 1864
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)
The editor appreciates the correspondence the newspaper receives from one of its readers but is upset that other readers are using her to send in their comments rather than doing so on their own.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Pacific Appeal - March 26, 1864
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)
The editor marks the end of another year of publication by reviewing all that the newspaper has helped accomplish since it began. He urges his subscribers to help the newspaper stay in publication by making their subscription payments on time.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)
The editor thanks his subscribers for their continued support of the newspaper. Thanks to early subscriptions and special contributions, the newspaper is able to continue publication.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Provincial Freeman - April 22, 1854
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The editor offers an open letter to his readers explaining the criteria to use for submissions to the newspaper.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Provincial Freeman - June 9, 1855
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer offers brief comments on a new monthly publication called The People's Record.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Provincial Freeman - March 25, 1854
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer encourages new subscribers, especially among the younger Canadian readers.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Provincial Freeman - November 3, 1855
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The editor comments on the recent demise of the Herald of Freedom newspaper.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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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
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - December 17, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The editor provides a brief overview of all that the newspaper has helped to accomplish over its first year of publication. Now, donations to help the poor and payment of subscription fees are desperately needed to continue this effort.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - July 1, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer expresses his opinion of the negative influence southern newspapers are having on the outcome of the Democratic National Convention.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - November 18, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The editor tells readers that the newspaper has been doing really well since it began and has been very beneficial to its readership. The decision to enlarge the publication and issue it weekly has now been made. To facilitate this, funds, donations, and prepaid subscriptions are requested.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper page
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - April 14, 1860
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer compares the living conditions of the black and white populations in New York City. He also shares a comparison of the way the local press is reporting these conditions and how this reporting is racially biased. He shares with his readers the current status of the Anglo-African publications, and the daily social pressures endured by the editor and staff.
Description of file(s): two scanned, three columned, newspaper pages
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - January 19, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer offers a brief review of a new book published by African explorer Robert Campbell. He comments on Campbell's findings that slavery is prevalent in Africa, and on other interesting information about the country. He tells his readers that if it had not been for the existence of slavery in Africa, there would be no slavery in the U.S.; that slavery existed there thousands of years before the discovery of America.
Description of file(s): one scanned, three columned, newspaper page
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African- March 17, 1860
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Witty response to one of the major political questions of the day: if slavery is abolished, what do we do with the freed slaves? The writer provides the suggested political answers to this question that are currently circulating by presenting them as philosophy from a "talking fish" (or "philosophizing pike"). The double meaning here regards a subtle reference to politician Albert Pike.
Description of file(s): one scanned, three columned, newspaper page