Title: Weekly Anglo-African - December 21, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The burning of the city of Charleston during the Civil War was claimed by many to be the work of slaves. The writer comments on reports of slave insurrection.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Weekly Anglo-African - March 24, 1860
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
While politicians debate the morality of events like slave-burning and torture, the writer asks "where is the Church?" He wonders what the Church is doing to stop this. He answers this question by telling his readers that the Church is silent on these matters. And he adds that only the Church can intervene to sway men to reason and morality.
Description of file(s): one scanned, three columned, newspaper page