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Black Abolitionist Archive
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Subtitle: What Next? Title: Voice of the Fugitive - February 26, 1851 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) The writer tells his readers that a Native American tribe is now charging a tax for all free people of color who choose to live on their reservation. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Subtitle: Learning to Think. Title: Weekly Anglo-African - March 23, 1861 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) Brief commentary on the unsettled state of the country as it approaches war. Free African Americans are volunteering to fight; and slaves are becoming increasingly sensitive to what is happening around them. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Subtitle: The Colored State. Title: Weekly Anglo-African - December 22, 1860 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) Commentary on the current political emphasis on the racial makeup of some states. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Subtitle: A Merry-Making. Title: Weekly Anglo-African - May 12, 1860 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) Commentary on the recent Democratic Convention. The writer expresses a tongue-in-cheek review of some of the political debate regarding the place African Americans will hold in the current social structure. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: Grand Democratic Musical Festival and Breakdown. Title: Weekly Anglo-African - May 12, 1860 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) Detailed review of a recent festival performance given in Charleston, South Carolina. Description of file(s): one scanned, three columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: Honor Justly Due. Title: Weekly Anglo-African - January 12, 1861 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) 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. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: That Oyster Bed. Title: Weekly Anglo-African - October 7, 1859 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) The writer comments on recent changes in the U.S. He now sees a decline in the dominance of the "old families" of Virginia in the political arena as well as a renewed interest in restoring the slave trade. Description of file(s): one scanned, newspaper column |
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Subtitle: The Merry Christmas Time. Title: Weekly Anglo-African - December 29, 1860 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) The writer comments on the Christmas season, and encourages his readers to give to the poor. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: Secession. Title: Weekly Anglo-African - December 22, 1860 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) The writer comments on the current political focus on secession, and the growing tension between the northern and southern states. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: A Cool Head. Title: Weekly Anglo-African - December 29, 1860 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) The writer comments on the idea that, unlike some of his political contemporaries, Abraham Lincoln doesn't drink alcohol. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Subtitle: The Fate of South Carolina. Title: Weekly Anglo-African - September 3, 1859 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) The writer offers his thoughts on the reason why the population in South Carolina is diminishing. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: A Few Facts for Exeter Hall. Title: Weekly Anglo-African - April 7, 1860 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) The writer responds to an article published in another newspaper citing the variances in the number and gender of African American tax payers and slave holders in New York and South Carolina. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Title: Davis D. Turner Speaker or author: Turner, Davis D. Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) The speaker points out the changes occurring in the U.S. over the question of slavery. He uses the recent events surrounding the execution of John Brown and South Carolina's threat to secede after the election of Abraham Lincoln as examples. Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 197 word document (text and image) |