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Word count: Cary: 41, Ann: 46, Shadd: 50, Mary: 60
38 documents matched the query.
| Speaker or Author: | Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893 | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1856-12-27 | | Notes: | The writer warns readers about the spread of those who collect money illegally under the guise of helping the poor. |
| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) | | Date Published: | 1852-06-17 | | Notes: | Brief commentary on Mary Ann Shadd Cary's recently published pamphlet. |
| Speaker or Author: | Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893 | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1857-05-30 | | Notes: | The writer calls attention to the continued solicitation of charity for fugitive slaves living in Canada. This type of "begging" for help is unwelcomed and unwanted by the people of African descent living in Canada. |
| Speaker or Author: | Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893 | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1857-04-04 | | Notes: | The writer responds to those who believe that the refugees from slavery who are arriving in her area are needing of aid and in a dire state. The assumption that those of African descent living in Canada are needy and barely surviving is insulting. |
| Speaker or Author: | Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893 | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1857-01-03 | | Notes: | The writer offers a "tongue in cheek" response to recently received "old clothes" for those of African descent living in Chatham. She notes that while there are poor of other nationalities living in parts of the U.S., no one sends them old clothes. Yet the assumption is that if you are black and living in Canada you must be poor enough to need cast-off clothing. This is not necessarily the case. |
| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) | | Date Published: | 1852-12-16 | | Notes: | The writer reports on a recent meeting hosted by Mary Ann Shadd in which she maligns the local press. She tells her audience that she will start a quality newspaper to replace what is currently available to people of African descent in Canada. The writer took particular offense at her comments. |
| Speaker or Author: | Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893 | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1857-04-18 | | Notes: | The writer responds briefly to a letter the newspaper received from the Refugees Home. The letter indicates the humiliating treatment in the name of charity that C. C. Foote's is providing there. Fugitives arriving in Canada are looking for freedom and equality, not pity and handouts. |
| Speaker or Author: | Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893 | | Newspaper: | AD -- Ontario Archives -- Toronto, Canada -- Mary Shadd Cary Papers | | Title: | Sunday Evening | | Date Published: | 1858 | | Notes: | Copyright Permission granted by the Archives of Ontario (August 2007). -- Sermon regarding the role of women in slavery and society in general. |
| Speaker or Author: | Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893 | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman | | Title: | Philadelphia, Nov. 1855 | | Date Published: | 1855-12-22 | | Notes: | The speaker opened a debate on the merits of emigration to Canada by the free people of color. She emphasized the benefits of the climate, economy, opportunities in agriculture and property ownership, and the positive character of the Canadian people. |
| Speaker or Author: | Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893 | | Newspaper: | British Banner | | Title: | American Slavery | | Date Published: | 1855-11-20 | | Notes: | Brief speech regarding fugitive slaves who had escaped to Canada and were now prospering there. The speaker called for action to promote the freedom to settle in Canada by all those who desired to do so regardless of race. |
| Speaker or Author: | Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893 | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1857-04-18 | | Notes: | From a source at the Refugee Home, the writer learns of a legal battle to obtain land for the Home from a deceased settler. |
| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) | | Date Published: | 1852-01-29 | | Notes: | The writer provides a brief overview of the current status of the settlements around Sandwich in Canada. |
| Speaker or Author: | Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893 | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1857-04-08 | | Notes: | The writer condemns the Dred Scott decision and thus lends her voice to those who participated in a recent meeting regarding this in Philadelphia. She urges those African American leaders who protested this decision to immigrate to Canada. |
| Speaker or Author: | Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893 | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1858 | | Notes: | [Copyright permission granted August 2007.] The writer tells her readers that the newspaper usually remains independent in its political reporting, but that there's a vast difference between being independent and being neutral. She expresses a brief opinion of the current political atmosphere in the U.S. |
| Speaker or Author: | Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893 | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1857-11 | | Notes: | [Copyright Permission granted August 2007.] The writer provides current news of insurrection activities in the southern states. While slaves are escaping in droves and heading to Canada, the tension and violent atmosphere is offering fertile ground for rumors of civil war. She also provides an update on the current political standing in the U.S. |
| Speaker or Author: | Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893 | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1857-04-08 | | Notes: | The writer describes an angry event that erupted in a local church that caused services to end prematurely. The subject of slavery created a row which highlighted the current rift within the local community between Canadians of African descent and the newly arrived American fugitive slaves. |
| Speaker or Author: | Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893 | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1857-06-20 | | Notes: | The writer responds to an accusation printed in another newspaper that the Provincial Freeman had misreported the amount of money he received from charity after losing property in a fire. |
| Speaker or Author: | Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893 | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1857-06-13 | | Notes: | The writer tells her readers that a school offering basic courses for all children regardless of race or financial situation is available. |
| Speaker or Author: | Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893 | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1857-05-02 | | Notes: | The writer discusses recent "begging" efforts made on behalf of the fugitive slaves arriving in Canada. This type of action is not welcomed or desired, yet it seems to persist among well-meaning members of the local churches. |
| Speaker or Author: | Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893 | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1857-04-25 | | Notes: | The writer alerts her readers to the likely disposal of land by the Canadian government to speculators since most of it is under water. This action would remove those who have settled there in hopes of establishing a homestead. |
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