Title: Pacific Appeal - April 11, 1863
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)
Although several state constitutions were changed to insert the word "white" in order to restrict African American citizenship rights, the Conscription Law now makes the use of this term obsolete when it comes to the militia.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - December 3, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer responds to an article published in a southern newspaper that encourages the southern states to unite to prevent the abolition of slavery.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - October 8, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer briefly illustrates the number of slaves in the United States in 1776, and notes the changes in the system that have occurred since that time.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Weekly Anglo-African - December 22, 1860
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer comments on the current political focus on secession, and the growing tension between the northern and southern states.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page