Speaker or author: Crummell, Alexander, 1819-1898
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- British Library -- Anti-Slavery Pamphlets
Lengthy speech given as the annual oration on Independence Day in Liberia, Monrovia. The speaker emphasized the advances in Monrovia's economy, industry, resources and education of its people made since its humble beginnings.
Description of file(s): PDF 46 page, 12,594 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Crummell, Alexander, 1819-1898
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- British Library
Lengthy sermon regarding the history of slavery, the abuses suffered by slaves in the U.S., and the necessity for evangelizing (and colonizing) Africa.
Description of file(s): PDF 40 page, 14,207 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Green, Alfred M..
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Foner and Walker, Eds. -- Proceedings of the Black State Conventions 1840-1865, (1979) Vol. 1, pp. 139-166
Eloquent, rational, and meaningful speech delivered before the Convention of the Colored People of Pennsylvania expressing a legal argument for civil rights. The speaker asked that African Americans be given their civil rights, be allowed to vote, hold jobs equal to those of the white population, and be given the opportunity to prove themselves worthy citizens of the U.S.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 480 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Williamson, Charles, fl. 1852
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Foner and Walker, Eds. -- Proceedings of the Black State Conventions 1840-1865, (1980) Vol. 2, pp. 42-49
Speech expressing an encouragement for free black citizens to colonize Africa. The speaker said he had traveled to various countries and no other country offered a better opportunity for freed slaves than Africa.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 326 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Vashon, George Boyer, 1824-1878
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Foner and Walker, Eds. -- Proceedings of the Black State Conventions 1840-1865, (1979) Vol. 1, pp. 139-166
Brief overview of speech in which the speaker expressed his view that a country that is not administered by a just and impartial government was not secure or permanent.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 377 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882
Newspaper or publication: British Friend
Speaker expressed his appreciation for all the kindness he and his fellow travelers had received in England and Germany.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 195 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Martin, J. Sella (John Sella), b. 1832
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Rhodes House -- MSS British Empire -- G88, Freedman's Aid Society -- Oxford, England
Overview of a speech addressing the pro-slavery argument that the slave is content in his/her situation. This argument includes the idea that the slave has no right to his contentment if it interfers with another person's freedom. The speaker also eloquently addressed the argument of the inferiority of the black race.
Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 968 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Turner, John, Rev., of Leavenworth, Kan.
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Foner and Walker, Eds. -- Proceedings of the Black State Conventions 1840-1865, (1980) Vol. 2, pp. 232-238
Short speech in which the speaker expressed his belief that education and a striving for excellence were key to the future success of all African Americans.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 415 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893
Newspaper or publication: British Banner
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.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 200 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Davis, Samuel H.
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Bell, Ed. Minutes and Proceedings of the National Negro Conventions
Excerpt of lengthy speech delivered before the National Convention of Colored Citizens held at Buffalo, New York. The speech addresses issues of slavery, abolition, and the plight of free African Americans. The speaker said he wished not to focus on grievances but rather on how all Americans of every race can live together better. Emphasis is placed on the moral and political condition of African Americans at that time.
Description of file(s): PDF 5 page, 2,338 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Ward, Samuel Ringgold, b. 1817
Newspaper or publication: British Banner
Speech given before a British audience explaining the fugitive slave's flight to freedom in Canada. The speaker noted the benefits that Canada offered to the fleeing slave compared with the harsh life of slavery. (Speech 15032 is a duplicate of this speech.)
Description of file(s): PDF 5 page, 1,498 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Ward, Samuel Ringgold, b. 1817
Newspaper or publication: British Banner
Brief speech delivered while seconding a resolution for continued missionary efforts in Ireland.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 350 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Craft, William
Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Proceedings, British Association for the Advancement of Science
The speaker pointed out to the scientific debate taking place that he didn't understand how the author of an essay on amalgamation in the U.S. could say that the races had not mixed. He believed that two-thirds of African Americans were of mixed race.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 263 word document (text and image)
Speaker or author: Craft, William
Newspaper or publication: British Friend
Brief overview of speech describing the life of the average slave.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 204 word document (text and image)