Black Abolitionist Archive

Title: Robert Purvis

Speaker or author: Purvis, Robert, 1810-1898

Newspaper or publication: Abolitionist

Speech given against the idea of the colonization of Africa by freed people of color.

Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 374 word document (images and text)

Title: Young Lady of Color

Speaker or author: "Young Lady of Color"

Newspaper or publication: Liberator

Short address given by a "young lady of color" at a scheduled women's meeting ("Mental Feast") organized for the educational benefit of former slaves.

Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 472 word document (text and images)

Title: Nathaniel Paul

Speaker or author: Paul, Nathaniel, 1792 or 3-1839

Newspaper or publication: Patriot

Debate over the pros and cons of the goals of the American Colonization Society.

Description of file(s): PDF 7 page, 2,113 word document (text and images)

Title: William Whipper

Speaker or author: Whipper, William, 1804?-1876

Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Boston Public Library -- Anti-Slavery Collections

Eulogy for William Wilberforce "...delivered at the request of the People of Colour of the City of Philadelphia..."

Description of file(s): PDF 5 page, 1,649 word document (text and images)

Title: Nathaniel Paul

Speaker or author: Paul, Nathaniel, 1792 or 3-1839

Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Speech given in London's Exeter Hall against the colonization of Africa proposed by the American Colonization Society.

Description of file(s): PDF 12 page, 2,810 word document (images and text)