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Black Abolitionist Archive
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Title: Charles L. Reason Speaker or author: Reason, Charles Lewis, 1818-1893 Newspaper or publication: Pennsylvania Freeman Speech dedicating a library for the Institute for Colored Youth stressing the benefits of education to the elevation of the race. Description of file(s): PDF 13 page, 3,096 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Samuel Ringgold Ward Speaker or author: Ward, Samuel Ringgold, b. 1817 Newspaper or publication: Pennsylvania Freeman Detailed account of the history of the Negro race including historical and current accomplishments. The speaker quoted sources who trace humanity itself to origins in Africa, and he stresses the ability of African Americans to accomplish more than they are given credit for. Description of file(s): PDF 16 page, 3,903 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Charles Lenox Remond Speaker or author: Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873 Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Boston Public Library -- Anti-Slavery Pamphlets Brief speech supporting a resolution that denounced slaveholding. He emphasized that education was the key to ending the contradiction evident in a country established in freedom but depending for its survival on slavery. Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 491 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Alexander Crummell 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) |
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Title: William J. Watkins Speaker or author: Watkins, William J. Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Harvard University -- Widener Library -- Anti-Slavery Pamphlets Speech given before a legislative committee to request the formation of an independent militia of black citizens. The speaker gave a detailed account of his request and logical reasoning for granting it. Description of file(s): PDF 21 page, 8,061 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Alexander Crummell Speaker or author: Crummell, Alexander, 1819-1898 Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- New York Public Library -- Schomburg Collection Overview of speech regarding the conditions of African Americans given before an English audience. The speaker stressed the appeal of England to those of African descent. Description of file(s): PDF 4 page, 1,635 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Samuel Ringgold Ward Speaker or author: Ward, Samuel Ringgold, b. 1817 Newspaper or publication: Presscopy -- Ottawa Public Archives, Colonial Church and School Society, Occasional Paper, No. 1, February, 1854, pp. 8-10 Extract from a speech regarding the flight of fugitive slaves to Canada and the freedom that they've found there. Description of file(s): PDF 4 page, 1,732 word document (text and images) |