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Black Abolitionist Archive
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Subtitle: National Prejudices. Title: Provincial Freeman - January 6, 1855 Speaker or author: S. Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) The writer discusses the wars in other parts of the world and how other countries are dealing with their social prejudices. The U.S. too stands on the verge of war influenced by social unrest regarding racial prejudice. In Canada, prejudice exists (the example of the Scotch, Irish, and English is given), but not to the extent that it does in other countries. Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns) |
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Subtitle: Rev. Josiah Henson and the Church. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - September 23, 1852 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) The writer responds to an article regarding a speech by Josiah Henson published in another newspaper. The article complained that Rev. Henson's comments regarding prejudice in the "white Church" were unwarranted. Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages |
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Subtitle: Letter from Edinburgh. Title: Weekly Anglo-African - July 14, 1860 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) The writer comments on a letter published in another newspaper. He believes the intention of the author of this letter is to communicate with well-known Black Abolitionists through newspaper publication. The letter seems to him to draw a comparison between the current state of American slavery and Scottish Reformation. Description of file(s): one scanned, three columned, newspaper page |
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Title: Henry Highland Garnet Speaker or author: Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882 Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) Lively and debated speech in which the speaker defended his position on the colonization of Africa by free people of color. The speaker was for Colonization, but felt that his position on this effort had been misunderstood. (This speech is continued in speech 21063 and these two speeches are combined here.) Description of file(s): PDF 26 page, 6,279 word document (text and images) |