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Black Abolitionist Archive
Elevator - November 17, 1865
Weekly Anglo-African - January 14, 1860
Elevator - June 30, 1865
Voice of the Fugitive - February 26, 1851
Voice of the Fugitive - May 20, 1865
Colored American - April 19, 1838
Weekly Anglo-African - July 30, 1859
Weekly Anglo-African - January 7, 1860
Voice of the Fugitive - July 29, 1852
Colored American - November 16, 1839
Weekly Anglo-African - October 15, 1859
Provincial Freeman - November 3, 1855
Colored American - June 17, 1837
Pacific Appeal - August 8, 1863
Impartial Citizen - January 23, 1850
Voice of the Fugitive - July 1, 1852
Charles Lenox Remond
Colored American - August 24, 1839

From the 1820s to the Civil War, African Americans assumed prominent roles in the transatlantic struggle to abolish slavery. In contrast to the popular belief that the abolitionist crusade was driven by wealthy whites, some 300 black abolitionists were regularly involved in the antislavery movement, heightening its credibility and broadening its agenda. The Black Abolitionist Digital Archive is a collection of over 800 speeches by antebellum blacks and approximately 1,000 editorials from the period. These important documents provide a portrait of black involvement in the anti-slavery movement; scans of these documents are provided as images and PDF files.

If you have questions or comments on the collection, please contact Pat Higo at: higopa@udmercy.edu.

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