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Black Abolitionist Archive
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Subtitle: The Necessity of Union. Title: Colored American - August 24, 1839 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The writer points out the benefits of union within the African American community. These benefits include not only political rights and safety, but social and community well-being. Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns) |
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Subtitle: Address to the Colored Citizens of Pennsylvania. Title: Colored American - March 15, 1838 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The writer praises a recent address delivered to the African American community of Pennsylvania. Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: The Importance of Our Paper. Title: Colored American - February 3, 1838 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The writer stresses the importance of the newspaper and the African American press not only as a way of communicating on important subjects, keeping informed about national events, and educating the community, but as a means of strengthening the social bond among members of an oppressed race. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: Anniversary Week. Title: Colored American - May 9, 1840 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The writer tells his readers about an upcoming week of speeches to be delivered by various branches of the American Anti-Slavery Society to celebrate their anniversary. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Subtitle: The "Colored Man's Journal." Title: Colored American - March 3, 1838 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The writer warns his readers about the dubious authorship of a new newspaper called "The Colored Man's Journal." It encourages African Americans to embrace Colonization efforts and immigrate to Africa. This, the writer believes, could not be the writing of an African American. He believes this newspaper to be a sham. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: The want of Unity among the Colored People--1. The Effects. 2. The Cause; 3. The Remedy. Title: Lunar Visitor - February, 1862 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Lunar Visitor (1862 - 18??) The writer breaks down the wants of African Americans in order to realize social harmony with their white fellow citizens. He emphasizes unity in this regard: unity of purpose, sympathy, self-respect; and a basic shared interest in human welfare. Description of file(s): Three scanned newspaper pages (five columns) |
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Subtitle: The Press. Title: National Reformer - February, 1839 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: National Reformer (1838 - 1839) The writer believes that the communication available through newspapers such as the Colored American helps hold together the African American community and is beneficial in the work towards elevation of the race. This freedom of expression must come from African Americans themselves since prejudice is so much a part of their lives that they feel they can't express themselves freely in any other way, even to those in the white community who wish to help. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Title: Pacific Appeal -May 31, 1862 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?) The editor responds to an editorial in another newspaper expressing opposition to emancipated slaves settling in California. Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns) |
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Subtitle: Special Work for Colored Men. Title: Pacific Appeal - June 7, 1862 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?) The writer expresses his views on manifesting positive change in the condition of the lives of African Americans through organization, petitioning, and union of purpose. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Title: Palladium of Liberty - April 17, 1844 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Palladium of Liberty (1843 - 1844) The writer urges his readers to send their children to school or to at least encourage them to learn a trade. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Title: Samuel H. Davis 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) |
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Subtitle: The Extension of the Freeman. Title: Provincial Freeman - March 1, 1856 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) The editor encourages his readers to continue their subscriptions. He emphasizes the importance of increasing the number of subscribers in order for the newspaper to continue publication. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Subtitle: The Buxton Settlement. Title: Provincial Freeman - April 12, 1856 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) The writer offers a brief overview of the settlement of Buxton and the 140 families living there. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: Our Paper. Title: Weekly Anglo-African - July 23, 1859 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) The writer stresses the importance and value of a weekly newspaper to people of African descent. The newspaper offers not only news that affects them directly, but also a sense of community and support in working together toward a common cause of elevation and improvement. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: Lectures in the Lecture Season. Title: Weekly Anglo-African - October 22, 1859 Speaker or author: Hamilton, Thomas Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) The writer encourages his readers to attend the upcoming lecture series being offered by the Weekly Anglo-African newspaper. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Title: Bob'n Around Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) Short, humorous account by a traveling correspondent of his adventures in Connecticut. (Includes MP3 audio file.) Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 713 word document (text and images) |