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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Weekly Advocate (1837) | | Date Published: | 1837-01-28 | | Notes: | Editorial response to ministers who suggest that abolition meetings shouldn't be held in churches. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1837-03-04 | | Notes: | The writer lists the benefits of having a newspaper published by and for African Americans. These benefits include not only a way of passing along information, but of expressing to the entire country the abilities, potentials, and plight of an entire race. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1837-05-27 | | Notes: | The writer expresses his appreciation for the work, sacrifice, and dedication of all abolitionists. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1837-08-19 | | Notes: | The writer relates a story of being refused a cup of tea at a temperance house. The proprietor of the house said that he didn't want to upset his customers and so he refused to serve the editor of this paper. The writer expresses his opinion of this refusal and included a letter from Thomas Van Rensselaer expressing a similar point of view. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1837-09-30 | | Notes: | The writer stresses that the abolition of slavery carries with it nothing more than the restoration of human freedom from bondage. The civil rights afforded to citizens of this country are separate issues and must be addressed one at a time. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1837-11-04 | | Notes: | The writer asks his readers to please contribute money to help fund the work of abolitionists who continue to fight against slavery. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1837-12-16 | | Notes: | The editor offers the newspaper's stance on the question of the abolition of slavery. He believes that in this matter God will make the choice ("Thy Will be done"), and the newspaper will not offer a firm stance against slavery. At the same time, he trusts that God is against this system of human bondage. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865 | | Newspaper: | Presscopy -- Fifth Annual Report of the Executive Committee of the American Anti-Slavery Society, pp. 24-30 | | Date Published: | 1838 | | Notes: | Speech in response to a resolution put forward for the American Anti-Slavery Society to support similar societies in Britain and France in their efforts to abolish slavery. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1838-05-03 | | Notes: | The writer reminds his readers of the revolutionary action abolitionists have taken in their continued fight for freedom. Their action isn't always overt, but a constant prodding and continued reminder of the moral wrong done to millions of their fellow human beings who remain in slavery. The abolitionist acts as the conscience of the nation. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1838-06-02 | | Notes: | The writer reports on a riot that took place in Philadelphia during which a mob destroyed the property of abolitionists. The aim of this riot was to fight against abolition, but because the mob acted violently in this way, the abolitionists gained public sympathy. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1838-06-02 | | Notes: | The writer tells his readers that those opposed to the work of abolitionists have accused them of increasing prejudice. He believes the only change that may be influencing prejudice is that the rights provided to African Americans in the past as "favors" are now demanded by them as part of their civil rights as members of a free society. The shift in perspective is proving difficult for some white citizens to make. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1838-06-09 | | Notes: | The editorial appeals to new readers to become subscribers to the newspaper. The writer notes the importance of the newspaper and its benefit to the African American community. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1838-11-03 | | Notes: | The writer encourages his readers by telling them that the call for abolition is now the most powerful political cry in the land. He tells them that more and more people are adopting this idea and that the fight for freedom continues. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1838-11-10 | | Notes: | The editor shares articles with his readers indicating the growing unrest between the northern and southern states over the issue of slavery. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1838-11-17 | | Notes: | The writer urges his readers to vote in accordance with their moral prinicples and not base their vote on party affiliation or abolitionist views. He believes that moral principles only should guide each voter even if it means crossing party lines. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1838-11-17 | | Notes: | The writer disagrees with the Journal of Commerce and its remark that there were few abolitionists voters in the recent election. He comments on the influence of abolitionists in current government elections. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Title: | New York and Philadelphia. Saturday, November 24, 1838. | | Date Published: | 1838-11-24 | | Notes: | The writer urges his readers to vote in line with abolitionist ideas and political action that will put an end to slavery. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1838-12-15 | | Notes: | Brief comment on a recent presidential speech. The writer suggests that by the his silence on the subject of abolition, Martin Van Buren has offered a boost to the American Colonization Society's cause. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1839-02-09 | | Notes: | The writer offers his view of the involvement of the Church in continuing the system of slavery. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1839-03-09 | | Notes: | The writer gives a brief overview of a recent abolitionist convention he attended. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1839-05-18 | | Notes: | The writer offers criticism of the American Anti-Slavery Society. The society focuses all its efforts on the abolition of slavery and the condition of the slaves in the south, that there is no energy left to address the problems facing free African Americans in the north. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1839-06-01 | | Notes: | The writer expresses his opinion on the current debate in the Church regarding whether or not slavery is a sin. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1839-08-24 | | Notes: | The writer expresses his views regarding a resolution asking the African American community to withhold their votes in the upcoming election for any candidate who is not in favor of the immediate abolition of slavery. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Title: | Self Contradiction. | | Date Published: | 1839-10-12 | | Notes: | The writer makes a distinction between "political action" and "moral action" regarding the issues of slavery and emancipation. He tells his readers that some abolitionists are acting only as it serves their political purposes, not as a moral obligation to God. He urges his readers to continue going to the polls, but to cast their votes for what is religiously right, not what is best for the political party. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1839-11-09 | | Notes: | The writer expresses his opinion on recent political action as it pertains to the abolition of slavery. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1839-11-09 | | Notes: | Brief commentary on the recent election and its possible outcome. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1839-11-09 | | Notes: | The writer relates an incidence regarding the prejudicial employment practice of a "certain business." |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1839-11-16 | | Notes: | Commentary on the role politics plays in the fight for the abolition of slavery. The writer expresses his opinion on the current state of this battle in the political arena. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1839-11-16 | | Notes: | The writer expresses his views regarding abolition and political action. Abolition is a moral decision, and politics is the forum for translation of this decision into action. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1840-05-09 | | Notes: | The writer briefly discusses the negative view some people have of the work of abolitionists in the southern states. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1840-05-09 | | Notes: | The writer shares a letter from a former slave who was able to amass a small fortune after release from slavery. This is offered to prove that freed slaves are capable of taking care of themselves. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1840-06-20 | | Notes: | The writer provides an overview of a recent conference of the Methodist Episcopalian Church. He emphasizes the controversy that developed when the topic of slavery and abolition was introduced. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1840-07-11 | | Notes: | The writer replies to a letter from the immigration agent for Trinidad to a member of Britain's parliament blaming the actions of abolitionists for the current racial tension in the U.S. The agent reasoned that for free African Americans, immigration was the only rational choice. The writer disagreed with his conclusions. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1840-08-08 | | Notes: | The writer reports on a recent anti-slavery convention that welcomed representatives from almost every recognized country. The writer was surprised by how women were received as delegates without deference placed on gender. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1840-09-26 | | Notes: | The writer shares with his readers an announcement from the Queen of England commending the peaceful and cooperative emancipation efforts taking place in Jamaica and the West Indies. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1840-10-03 | | Notes: | The writer reviews the basic political history of the presidential candidates emphasizing each man's position on the issue of slavery. He encourages his readers to vote with the Liberty Party. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1840-10-17 | | Notes: | The writer encourages his readers to not vote for Martin Van Buren or any member of the Whig party. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1840-10-31 | | Notes: | The writer appeals to philanthropist Thomas Hodgkin to rethink his support of the American Colonization Society. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Paul, Thomas, fl. 1841 | | Newspaper: | Liberator | | Title: | Speech of Thomas Paul, a colored student of Dartmouth College, Delivered before the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, January 27th, 1841, in the Representatives' Hall, Boston | | Date Published: | 1841-02-19 | | Notes: | Speech regarding abolition and the role of the abolitionist with an emphasis on reforming the social situation of the African American citizen. The speaker is appalled by the injustices of slavery and man's inhumanity to man. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1841-05-08 | | Notes: | Although anti-slavery organizations may not agree on the details of how slavery should be abolished, the writer assures his readers that this movement towards freedom is alive and well. The principles of the abolition movement remain strongly supported despite rumors to the contrary. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1841-05-08 | | Notes: | The writer responds to a negative article in another newspaper regarding the conditions in the West Indies after emancipation. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1841-05-29 | | Notes: | Brief announcement that slavery is to be abolished in the French colonies. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1841-05-29 | | Notes: | The writer responds to a comment made by Thomas Van Rensselaer that the free African American people are pro-slavery and "priest-ridden." |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1841-06-19 | | Notes: | Brief comment on an article in a Catholic newspaper predicting that slavery would surely end soon. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873 | | Newspaper: | Liberator | | Title: | American Slavery. | | Date Published: | 1841-08-06 | | Notes: | Speech outlining the horrors of slavery contending that it was "... a system of murder" for profit. Emphasis is placed on recent writings by Thomas Fowell Buxton. |
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| Speaker or Author: | W. | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1841-08-28 | | Notes: | Tensions between the north and south, issues with suitable discussion topics in Congress, and a war in Florida involving capturing runaway slaves have all put a halt to the forming of a national bank. The writer notes that the cost of these slavery-related events is undermining the country's progress. He emphasizes that the slave states don't produce more than they consume in this respect. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1841-10-02 | | Notes: | The writer gives an overview of the annual meeting of the New York Anti-Slavery Society held in Utica. The meeting was well received and a great success. Issues addressed were independent political action and "Church action." |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1841-11-20 | | Notes: | The writer responds to a remark made by Col. Webb about the participation of African Americans in the recent election. (At the end of this editorial, the writer mentions Jonathan Cilley who was killed in a duel Col. Webb was responsible for instigating.) |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Northern Star and Freemen's Advocate (1842 - 18??) | | Date Published: | 1842-03-10 | | Notes: | The editor responds to a letter from a reader and advertiser asking to be removed from participating in the newspaper's publication. The editor assumes this letter was inspired by his comments that slaveholders must make provisions for emancipated slaves. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Myers, Stephen | | Newspaper: | Northern Star and Freemen's Advocate (1842 - 18??) | | Date Published: | 1842-12-08 | | Notes: | The editor responds to his critics. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Palladium of Liberty (1843 - 1844) | | Date Published: | 1844-02-21 | | Notes: | The writer asks those who make excuses for not working for abolition what it will take for them to rally behind this important cause and help to end slavery. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Palladium of Liberty (1843 - 1844) | | Date Published: | 1844-08-21 | | Notes: | The writer comments on the effects of racial prejudice in current society. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Palladium of Liberty (1843 - 1844) | | Date Published: | 1844-10-16 | | Notes: | The writer attempts to clarify his opinion on the idea of Colonization. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Impartial Citizen (1849 - 1851) | | Date Published: | 1849-02-28 | | Notes: | The writer responds to those who believe that John P. Hale is an aboitionist by publishing an excerpt from a recent speech he made on the subject of slavery. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Impartial Citizen (1849 - 1851) | | Title: | What shall be done with the territories? | | Date Published: | 1849-03-14 | | Notes: | The writer addresses the question of whether the new territories should be designated slave or free states. He offers commentary on the stand some politicians are taking on this issue. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Impartial Citizen (1849 - 1851) | | Date Published: | 1849-08-15 | | Notes: | The writer comments on the praise given to Henry Clay by Reverend Peabody. The writer disagrees with Reverend Peabody's assertion that Mr. Clay has done "more than all the anti-slavery men of the north united," and instead points to all that Mr. Clay has done to help slavery continue. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Impartial Citizen (1849 - 1851) | | Date Published: | 1849-10-10 | | Notes: | Brief note that the political platform of the old Liberty Party was assumed by the new Democratic Party with the exception of the idea of Abolition. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Ward, Samuel Ringgold, b. 1817 | | Newspaper: | Impartial Citizen (1849 - 1851) | | Title: | Respected Readers: | | Date Published: | 1849-10-24 | | Notes: | The writer continues his journaled reporting of his travels through New York and Pennsylvania on a speaking tour. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Francis, Abner H. | | Newspaper: | Impartial Citizen | | Title: | The Presentation of the Silver Pitcher to Mrs. Smith, by Mr. Francis and H. H. Garnet on behalf of the Colored ladies of Buffalo, at Peterboro | | Date Published: | 1849-11-28 | | Notes: | Speech given during the presentation of a silver pitcher to Gerrit Smith from the Colored Ladies of Buffalo, New York, to honor his work to abolish slavery. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) | | Date Published: | 1851-01-01 | | Notes: | The editor introduces his readers to the Voice of the Fugitive, a new Canadian newspaper focusing on issues involving slavery and freedom. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) | | Date Published: | 1851-05-21 | | Notes: | The writer provides news of the stirrings of discontent that are leading to civil war in the U.S. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) | | Title: | Flax Cotton in England. | | Date Published: | 1851-07-30 | | Notes: | With the introduction of Chevalier Claussen's new cotton processing for flax, the writer sees an opportunity for northern free labor (in terms of agricultural endeavors) to compete with southern cotton growers and finally put an end to the system of slavery. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) | | Date Published: | 1851-10-08 | | Notes: | 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. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) | | Date Published: | 1851-10-22 | | Notes: | Brief account of a recent convention in Cleveland, Ohio. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) | | Date Published: | 1851-12-17 | | Notes: | The writer comments on an article published in another newspaper about the feared fate of slaves if they are emancipated. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) | | Date Published: | 1852-02-12 | | Notes: | The writer responds to an article published in another newspaper regarding Colonization and African American immigration to Canada. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) | | Date Published: | 1852-05-06 | | Notes: | The writer responds to a review of the recently published book, Uncle Tom's Cabin. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) | | Date Published: | 1852-10-07 | | Notes: | Brief commentary on the upcoming U. S. presidential election. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) | | Date Published: | 1852-10-21 | | Notes: | The writer tells his readers that more and more men, women and children escaping slavery are crossing into Canada. He adds that the atmosphere in the entire U.S. is stirring with ideas of abolition and emancipation. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Watkins, William J. | | Newspaper: | Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851 - 18??) | | Date Published: | 1853-12-16 | | Notes: | The writer comments on the Alabama governor's statement regarding separating slave families during the sale of slaves. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Watkins, William J. | | Newspaper: | Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851 - 18??) | | Date Published: | 1854-01-27 | | Notes: | The writer reviews the horrors of slavery in the past from its entry into this country, and the continued cruelties that accompany it in the present. He details slavery's horrible progress to the present day, but offers hope for the future where he sees its demise. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Watkins, William J. | | Newspaper: | Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851 - 18??) | | Date Published: | 1854-02-10 | | Notes: | The writer offers commentary on the good intentions of Abolitionists who sometimes do more harm than good. He suggests that the idea of conquering prejudice is indeed the way towards freedom, but that Abolitionists must overcome their own prejudices first. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1854-03-29 | | Notes: | The writer discusses the conflicting ideologies regarding slavery that exist between the U.S. and Canadian governments. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Watkins, William J. | | Newspaper: | Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851 - 18??) | | Date Published: | 1854-04-14 | | Notes: | The writer calls for an "utter overthrow of 'Slave Power'" during this time of social crisis. He comments on the formation of a "League of Freedom" and the timeliness of such an effort. He calls for action; and ends his commentary with, "Then let all the foes of Oppression unite, and, in solid phalanx, march to the battlefield, and whip the enemy." |
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| Speaker or Author: | Watkins, William J. | | Newspaper: | Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851 - 18??) | | Date Published: | 1854-04-28 | | Notes: | The writer suggests that Stephen A. Douglas in his fight for the passage of the Nebraska Bill is actually helping the fight against slavery by bringing the issue to the public eye. There is now a very pronounced distinction between "the north" and "the south" as the country divides on the issue of slavery in the new territories. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1854-05-27 | | Notes: | The writer discusses the sincerity of those who profess to be Abolitionists. Aligning with the Anti-Slavery movement has become popular but the motivation is not always a concern for freedom for the oppressed. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Watkins, William J. | | Newspaper: | Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851 - 18??) | | Date Published: | 1854-07-14 | | Notes: | The writer relates his recent speaking tour. He finds that public sentiment is now changing and the idea of continuing slavery is now repugnant to most intelligent people in the country. Although he views the current Presidential Administration as being "pro-slavery," he believes that it is the strength of public sentiment that will succeed in ending slavery. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Watkins, William J. | | Newspaper: | Frederick Douglass' Paper | | Title: | Speech of Wm. James Watkins, Delivered on the First Day of August, at Columbus, Ohio | | Date Published: | 1854-08-18 | | Notes: | Impassioned speech delivered on the anniversary of the emancipation of the British West Indies. The speaker stressed that while this was a cause to celebrate, the continuation of slavery in the U.S. was evidence that there was still more work to be done. The speaker emphasized the history of the fight for freedom that accompanied the history of slavery. He stresssed that slavery was not vanquished until both issues were resolved. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Watkins, William J. | | Newspaper: | Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851 - 18??) | | Date Published: | 1854-120-01 | | Notes: | The writer begins to answer the question "What have the Abolitionists done?" by explaining what they have not done. He will respond further to this question in another editorial. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Watkins, William J. | | Newspaper: | Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851 - 18??) | | Date Published: | 1854-12-08 | | Notes: | The writer continues his answer to the question "What have the Abolitionists done?" that he began in a previous issue. He explains that abolitionists have kept the focus on the issue of slavery by agitation, speeches, aid to fugitives, and an untiring devotion to the cause of freedom. The have suffered imprisonment, shame, and personal attacks for what they believe is right. |
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| Speaker or Author: | S. | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1854-12-16 | | Notes: | The writer comments on an article by Mrs. Douglass' (possibly Sarah Douglass) that blames the problems of race relationships in the U.S. on amalgamation, the mixing of races through what she believes is illicit behavior. The writer notes that Mrs. Douglass assumes that if a man and woman are of different races that there couldn't possibly be love involved; one must be the victim of the other. Her article implies that people of African descent are too inferior to even be considered worthy of love from their white fellow human beings. The writer notes that this idea detracts from the real problem which is the system of slavery itself. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Watkins, William J. | | Newspaper: | Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851 - 18??) | | Date Published: | 1855-01-26 | | Notes: | The writer presents his views on the political life of Senator Seward. Although he is "much hated" by other politicians and maybe not the best choice to represent African Americans in Congress, he offers the strongest hope for the abolition of slavery at that point. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Watkins, William J. | | Newspaper: | Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851 - 18??) | | Date Published: | 1855-02-09 | | Notes: | The writer emphasizes that slavery is not just an African American problem, but a problem for humanity. If freedom is valued it is worth fighting for. He notes the history of slavery and the freedom that followed and stresses that this freedom was not won without a fight. He shares a statement made to him by a white abolitionist who said, "Your people, sir, will never be done paying us for our efforts in your behalf." This sentiment, he tells his readers, is reason enough for African Americans to keep fighting on their own behalf. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893 | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1857-04-08 | | Notes: | The writer provides an overview of a recent lecture on the subject of slavery. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873 | | Newspaper: | Liberator | | Title: | Speech of C. L. Remond at the Annual Meeting of the American Anti-Slavery Society, in New York City, on Tuesday, May 12th, 1858 | | Date Published: | 1858-05-21 | | Notes: | Speech given in response to a resolution presented before the American Abolition Society meeting. The speaker said that so far all attempts at a peaceful resolution to the issue of slavery have failed. He could see the direction the country was going, and while he didn't agree with dissolving the Union, he could understand the need for radical change at that point. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Remond, Sarah Parker, 1826-1887? | | Newspaper: | Liberator | | Title: | Miss Remond's Anti-Slavery Lecture | | Date Published: | 1859-03-11 | | Notes: | Speech given before an audience in Dublin addressed the issue of slavery in the U.S. and called on Great Britain to aid in the effort to abolish it. The speaker focused on the plight of women caught up in this system. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) | | Date Published: | 1859-12-24 | | Notes: | John Brown's action at Harper's Ferry has drawn the nation's attention to Virginia, and slavery as a political issue is now in sharp focus. This one event has polarized the country over the question of continuing the institution of slavery. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) | | Date Published: | 1860-01-14 | | Notes: | The writer discusses the political life of William H. Seward. He includes with this commentary on how the actions of John Brown at Harper's Ferry were affecting the political situation in the country. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) | | Date Published: | 1860-01-21 | | Notes: | The writer re-writes a popular play and uses it as an allegory of the current state of the "peculiar institution" of slavery that is dividing the country. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) | | Date Published: | 1861-01-12 | | Notes: | The writer addresses the question regarding the Constitution's stance on slavery. He wonders aloud why there is a call to amend the Cosntitution to include slavery if it is (as assumed) already a pro-slavery document. This issue is being hotly debated in Congress. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) | | Date Published: | 1861-04-27 | | Notes: | The writer proclaims the patriotism and devotion to country of all African Americans even though they must face prejudice, injustice, and lack of protection under federal law. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) | | Date Published: | 1861-04-27 | | Notes: | The writer refers his readers to a long article on West Indies emancipation. He comments on the idea that the Negro is inferior when the facts demonstrated in the West Indies indicate otherwise. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) | | Date Published: | 1861-05-04 | | Notes: | The writer tells his readers that some of the states bordering the divided country (between the North and the South) are seeking to act as negotiators to broker a truce in the current conflict. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) | | Date Published: | 1861-05-04 | | Notes: | The writer reports on the current economic status of the West Indies. Since Emancipation, the islands have flourished, both socially and economically. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) | | Date Published: | 1861-12-21 | | Notes: | As the debate about what to do with the freed slaves continues, the writer notes that suggestions for their relocation are moving closer to home (from Africa to Central America and even Florida). |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) | | Date Published: | 1862-03-29 | | Notes: | The writer presents several possible reasons for the continuation of slavery even though emancipation is being discussed in Congress. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) | | Date Published: | 1862-04-12 | | Notes: | Dr. Joshua Leavitt, long time leader in the American Anti-Slavery Society, seems now to believe that Colonization is the answer to the question "what do we do with the freed slaves?" The writer comments on Dr. Leavitt's contradictory views. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?) | | Date Published: | 1862-04-19 | | Notes: | The writer offers further commentary on the abolition of slavery in Washington, D.C. He tells his readers that this news is totally unexpected, yet opens the way for total emancipation for the entire country. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Morris, Robert, 1823-1882 | | Newspaper: | Liberator | | Title: | Presentation of a Portrait to a Masonic Grand Lodge | | Date Published: | 1862-10-10 | | Notes: | Speech given after presentation of a portrait of John T. Hilton was given to the Masonic Lodge. The speaker stressed that while this was "...our first effort to transmit to posterity a portrait of any of our public men...", he regretted that portraits of other African American heroes had not been included in this effort. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?) | | Date Published: | 1863-02-07 | | Notes: | The writer comments on a Democratic meeting held in Illinois to denounce the war and the Emancipation Proclamation. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Purvis, Robert, 1810-1898 | | Newspaper: | National Anti-Slavery Standard | | Title: | Speech of Robert Purvis | | Date Published: | 1863-05-16 | | Notes: | The speaker rejoiced in the recent emancipation of the slaves but stressed that the battle for improving the condition of the formerly enslaved and the prevalent prejudice would offer the Abolitionists continued work. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?) | | Date Published: | 1864-01-16 | | Notes: | The writer declares that all states have agreed upon the abolition of slavery with the possible exception of Kansas. Senator Lane of Kansas advocates a bill that would set aside a portion of Texas for persons of African descent. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873 | | Newspaper: | National Anti-Slavery Standard | | Title: | Thirty-Second Anniversary of the American Anti-Slavery Society | | Date Published: | 1865-05-20 | | Notes: | The speaker noted that while slavery had ended, as long as equality did not exist between the races, the work of the Anti-Slavery movement would continue. He believed that now was not the time to abandon work for civil rights and social acceptance of the newly freed slaves. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Anglo-African (1863 - 1865) | | Date Published: | 1865-08-12 | | Notes: | The writer comments on an article published in a Nashville, Tennessee newspaper urging readers to vote for Governor Campbell and a return to the institution of slavery. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Anglo-African (1863 - 1865) | | Date Published: | 1865-09-03 | | Notes: | The writer tells his readers of the current violence following in the aftermath of the Civil War. Although slavery has been abolished, it has created an atmosphere of hatred in the Southern states as the newly freed slaves stand as a symbol of the defeat of the Confederacy. This is resulting in wholesale murder and mob violence. |
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