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| Speaker or Author: | Paul, Nathaniel, 1792 or 3-1839 | | Newspaper: | Presscopy -- Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | | Title: | Speeches Delivered at the Anti-Colonization Meeting in Exeter Hall, London | | Date Published: | 1833-07 | | Notes: | Speech given in London's Exeter Hall against the colonization of Africa proposed by the American Colonization Society. |
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| Speaker or Author: | William G. Hamilton | | Newspaper: | Presscopy -- Boston Public Library -- Anti-Slavery Collections | | Title: | Address to the Fourth Annual Convention of the Free People of Color of the United States Delivered at the Opening of Their Session in the City of New-York, June 2, 1834 | | Date Published: | 1834-06 | | Notes: | Address given before the Fourth Annual Convention of the Free People of Color of the United States in New York promoting the improvement of freed slaves and speaking against the idea of colonization. |
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| Speaker or Author: | William G. Hamilton | | Newspaper: | Emancipator | | Title: | Anti-Slavery Address | | Date Published: | 1834-06-10 | | Notes: | Address delivered before the Annual Convention of the Free People of Color of the United States involving issues of emancipation and colonization of Africa. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1837-03-04 | | Notes: | The writer offers ways in which African Americans can get involved in the work towards abolition of slavery. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1837-06-24 | | Notes: | The writer suggests that the free people of color can help the slaves by concentrating on improving their own lives through education, industry, and economy. He believes that fighting prejudice involves presenting an intelligent, hard-working social presence. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1838-01-27 | | Notes: | The writer encourages his readers to help each other and the community of African Americans rather than concentrating on selfish gain. By working together for the common good, the African American community is more likely to succeed and the poorest among them more likely to survive. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Vogelsang, Peter, Lieutenant | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Title: | Mr. Vogelsang's Address | | Date Published: | 1838-03-15 | | Notes: | Speech describing how the United States benefits from the citizenship status of free African Americans. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1838-06-02 | | Notes: | The writer gives an overview of a recent convention of the Anti-Slavery Society and its fifth anniversary celebration. This is the parent organization from which all national anti-slavery societies spring. Dr. James McCune Smith was one of the speakers. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1838-06-02 | | Notes: | The editor responds to a comment made about his move to the country from the city of New York that was delivered before a meeting of the anti-slavery society. He notes that some of the information given about his motivations is incorrect. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873 | | Newspaper: | Liberator | | Title: | Anti-Slavery Lecture | | Date Published: | 1841-11-19 | | Notes: | Speech regarding the abuses, injustices, and horrors of slavery emphasizing how the very existence of slavery was in opposition to the beliefs set forth in the American Constitution. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873 | | Newspaper: | National Anti-Slavery Standard | | Title: | Wednesday Afternoon -- Fifth Session | | Date Published: | 1844-08-08 | | Notes: | Speech regarding the injustice of a government that would make laws to benefit one race over another, yet expect all races to pay taxes and die for their country. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884 | | Newspaper: | National Anti-Slavery Standard | | Date Published: | 1848-05-18 | | Notes: | Brief speech in which the speaker compares the slaveholder to the Devil. The speaker says that religion aids slavery. (Includes MP3 audio file.) |
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| Speaker or Author: | Crummell, Alexander, 1819-1898 | | Newspaper: | Anti-Slavery Reporter | | Title: | Anti-Slavery Meeting at Birmingham. | | Date Published: | 1849-06-01 | | Notes: | Brief speech encouraging "free-labor produce" in Britain. The speaker explained that the slave-trade would be negatively impacted if Britain stopped purchasing slave-produced products from the U.S. He encouraged Britain to buy only "free-labor" products in order to help abolish slavery. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884 | | Newspaper: | Northern Warder [Dundee] | | Title: | Anti-Slavery Meeting | | Date Published: | 1851-01-30 | | Notes: | Speech denouncing the Fugitive Slave Bill, and stressing the horrors and cruelties of slavery in the U.S. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Craft, William | | Newspaper: | National Anti-Slavery Standard | | Title: | American Fugitive Slave Bill | | Date Published: | 1851-01-30 | | Notes: | Speech denouncing the Fugitive Slave Bill, and stressing the horrors and cruelties of slavery in the U.S. The speaker related the story of his escape from slavery. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Craft, William | | Newspaper: | Northern Warder [Dundee] | | Title: | Anti-Slavery Meeting | | Date Published: | 1851-01-30 | | Notes: | Speech denouncing the Fugitive Slave Bill, and stressing the horrors and cruelties of slavery in the U.S. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Ward, Samuel Ringgold, b. 1817 | | Newspaper: | Presscopy -- Ottawa Public Archives, Colonial Church and School Society, Occasional Paper, No. 1, February, 1854, pp. 8-10 | | Title: | Appendix L. | | Date Published: | 1854-02 | | Notes: | Extract from a speech regarding the flight of fugitive slaves to Canada and the freedom that they've found there. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Douglass, H. Ford | | Newspaper: | Presscopy -- Harvard University, Cambridge -- Rare Books & Manuscripts | | Title: | Proceedings of the State Convention of Colored Citizens of the State of Illinois, Held in the City of Alton, Nov. 13th, 14th and 15th, 1856 | | Date Published: | 1856 | | Notes: | Speech discussing the politics of slavery stressing the influence of government and political figures in continuing the institution. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873 | | Newspaper: | Liberator | | Title: | Remarks of C. L. Remond | | Date Published: | 1857-08-07 | | Notes: | Speech denouncing the Fugitive Slave Law; and lamenting the loss of motivation in those who had formed anti-slavery societies and had for so long fought untiringly for freedom. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Moore, John Jamison, 1818-1893. | | Newspaper: | Pacific Appeal | | Title: | Oration on the Emancipation in the District of Columbia, the Prohibition of Slavery in the Federal Territories, and Emancipation in the British West Indies. Delivered by Rev. J. J. Moore, San Francisco, August 1st, 1862 | | Date Published: | 1862-08-16 | | Notes: | Speech delivered in celebration of the emancipation of Washington, DC. The speech also commemorated the anniversary of the emancipation of the British West Indies. The speaker stressed the challenges that lay ahead for the country regarding the changes from a slave driven economy to a free wage economy. He traced the history of the abolitionist movement and emphasized his belief in the realization of total U. S. emancipation. (Speech 25858 is combined with this speech and included at the end of speech 25830.) |
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