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Title: Anglo-African Magazine - December, 1859
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Anglo-African Magazine (1859 - 1860)
The editor thanks his readers for their support in 1859 and calls upon them to renew their subscriptions early for 1860. He tells them the next addition will include "a sketch" of the life of Ira Aldridge.
Description of file(s): one scanned magazine column
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Title: Colored American - April 12, 1838
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The editor praises the efforts of the African American community in New York for its help and support in continuing to keep the Colored American newspaper in publication.
Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page
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Title: Colored American - May 18, 1839
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer expresses his belief that money society spends on vices such as gambling and alcohol could be better spent supporting African American workers.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper page
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Title: Colored American - October 5, 1839
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer suggests that African Americans invest their money in their futures rather than at the gambling tables and bars.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper page
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Title: Provincial Freeman - August 29, 1855
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer urges his readers to support the newspaper and continue their subscriptions. Supporting the newspaper, he says, supports the race.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer tells his readers that the Fugitives Home Society has offered to gather subscriptons to the newspaper as it searches for financial aid for fugitive slaves.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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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 - December 17, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The editor asks his readers to please send in their subscription payments so that the newspaper can continue publication.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - December 3, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer tells his readers that unless they pay the money owed to the newspaper for their subscriptions and forward funds for the next edition, the newspaper will not be able to afford to continue publication.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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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 asks his readers for their financial support in order to keep the newspaper in publication. He stresses the value and importance of the Voice of the Fugitive to all people of African descent.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - July 2, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer encourages his readers to purchase land set aside for the well being of the poor and the refugees from slavery living in Canada.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - June 1, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer warns his readers of unscrupulous men who are collecting money to aid fugitives under false pretences. This money goes no further than the pockets of those collecting it.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - June 17, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
Henry Bibb, editor of the Voice of the Fugitive, announces the hiring of an assistant editor. This frees him to travel in the U.S. to look for new subscribers to the newspaper.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - June 17, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer stresses the importance of education for all people of African descent living in the Canada and the U.S.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - November 4, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer suggests that anyone who wishes to help the fugitive slaves living in Canada should make donations to the Refugees' Home Society or to the newspaper. He stresses that what the refugees need most now are homes, education and employment.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Weekly Advocate - February 18, 1837
Speaker or author: Bell, Philip A.
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Advocate (1837)
The editor responds to a letter of praise from William S. Jennings. Mr. Jennings complimented the newspaper and its work towards providing information and knowledge to African Americans. He also contributed to these efforts by finding new subscribers for the newspaper.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Weekly Advocate - January 21, 1837
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Advocate (1837)
The editor appealed to subscribers for financial backing to continue the newspaper publication. He emphasized the benefits of the newspaper to the African American community.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
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Title: Weekly Advocate - January 28, 1837
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Advocate (1837)
Brief explanation by the editor of the challenges and difficulties faced by the publishers of the Weekly Advocate newspaper. He promises that the paper will continue one way or another, and vows to work hard to make this happen.
Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - February 8, 1862
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer responds to some ideas about how the government will fund the Civil War.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
Speaker or author: Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
The speaker addresses the question of what to do with the slaves if they are freed. Although some people had cautioned that the slaves would be lost without slavery, the speaker offered various examples of how they would be and aleady were capable of prospering as free citizens.
Description of file(s): PDF 15 page, 4,233 word document (text and images)