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Black Abolitionist Archive
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Title: Alexander Crummell Speaker or author: Crummell, Alexander, 1819-1898 Newspaper or publication: AD Draft -- New York Public Library -- Schomburg Collection -- Copyright Permission Granted September 2007 -- Handwritten notes for speech regarding the speaker's idea that the colonization of Africa is part of God's plan. The speaker emphasized the potential for a quality life there doing God's work. Description of file(s): PDF 8 page, 1,412 word document (text and images) |
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Subtitle: Robert Campbell Title: Martin Robison Delany Speaker or author: Campbell, Robert, of the Niger Valley Exploring Party Newspaper or publication: AD Draft -- Royal Geological Society Archives, London, England -- Copyright Permission Pending -- Handwritten speech detailing the findings of a geographical expedition made by two explorers: Martin Delany and Robert Campbell. The text details the land mass, the villages, the people, the climate, and the general discoveries made of Western Africa. (This transcription includes the original editing marks made by the writers.) Description of file(s): PDF 8 page, 1,610 word document (text and images) |
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Title: John Sella Martin Speaker or author: Martin, J. Sella (John Sella), b. 1832 Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Advocate Brief speech praising the work of William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips, and John Brown. The speaker said that just because there is no news of discontent from the slaves in the South does not mean that they are happy with their situation. Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 134 word document (text and image) |
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Title: Sarah Parker Remond Speaker or author: Remond, Sarah Parker, 1826-1887? Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Advocate Overview of a speech delivered in Scotland regarding the condition of slavery in the U.S. The speaker stressed the horrors of the continued system of tyranny that was in place. She asked for support for the ongoing fight for freedom. (Speech 22860 is a duplicate of this speech.) Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 598 word document (text and images) |
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Title: H. Ford Douglass Speaker or author: Douglass, H. Ford Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Bugle In this election year, the speaker encouraged continued vigilance in the fight for abolition of slavery. The speaker stressed where each party and each presidential candidate stood on the issue of slavery. Description of file(s): PDF 12 page, 3,422 word document (text and images) |
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Title: H. Ford Douglass Speaker or author: Douglass, H. Ford Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Bugle The speaker offered his thoughts on prejudice, saying, "When we are free, men will find it to be a fact that there is no prejudice against color. It is the condition, not the color. My color serves as a badge, indicating that I belong to a race which in this land has been doomed to degredation. And just so long as we consent to occupy a subordinate condition, and submit without murmuring to our degradation, there is no prejudice against us. So long as the black man is willing to be a slave in this country, all is well enough, but whenever he attempts to take the position of a freeman, it is then the white man seems to hate him." The speaker stressed that prejudice is about slavery, not about skin color. Description of file(s): PDF 10 page, 2,626 word document (text and images) |
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Subtitle: Maria Pointer Title: Thomas Pointer Speaker or author: Pointer, Thomas Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Bugle Impassioned speech delivered to the citizens of Ohio asking them to stand up and denounce a law that required the return of fugitive slaves who had entered their state. The speaker asked them to go against an inhumane law for humanity's sake. Description of file(s): PDF 4 page, 1,013 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Sarah Parker Remond Speaker or author: Remond, Sarah Parker, 1826-1887? Newspaper or publication: Frederick Douglass' Paper Speech delivered before an English audience in which the speaker stressed the irony of slavery in the U.S., a country founded on freedom. She explained the details regarding the Dred Scott decision and the goals of the Fugitive Slave Law. Description of file(s): PDF 5 page, 1,128 word document (text and images) |
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Title: William Howard Day Speaker or author: Day, William Howard, d. 1900 Newspaper or publication: Leeds Mercury The speaker proposed that the best way to end slavery is for Europe to boycott cotton grown in the U.S. He advocated that Great Britain and European countries buy cotton grown in Africa instead. This would remove the power of cotton and its contribution to continuing slavery in the U.S. It would also help Liberia to flourish economically. Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 297 word document (text and image) |
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Title: Martin Robison Delany Speaker or author: Delany, Martin Robison, 1812-1885 Newspaper or publication: Leeds Mercury Overview of a speech delivered when responding to a question regarding his motivation for exploring Africa. The speaker said he was searching for a suitable place for the immigration of free African Americans. Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 496 word document (text and image) |
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Title: William Wells Brown Speaker or author: Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884 Newspaper or publication: Liberator Eloquent, knowledgable and intelligent rebuttal to a speech given by William Lowndes Yancey encouraging sucession, state's rights, and a continuation of slavery. Mr. Yancey, as a member of the "fire-eaters" (radical sucessionists) supported and encouraged events that lead up to the Civil War. Description of file(s): PDF 13 page, 3,710 word document (text and images) |
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Title: William Wells Brown Speaker or author: Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884 Newspaper or publication: Liberator Speech regarding the history of the abolition of slavery in the British West Indies. The speaker stressed the irony of the continuation of slavery in the U.S., a country founded on freedom. Description of file(s): PDF 9 page, 2,387 word document (text and images) |
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Title: H. Ford Douglass Speaker or author: Douglass, H. Ford Newspaper or publication: Liberator Speaking in favor of the Stephen A. Douglas candidacy, the speaker emphasized the pro-slavery position of Abraham Lincoln. He noted that even though the Republican party (to which Lincoln belong) was considered the "anti-slavery party," Lincolns actions showed a different perspective. He noted that Lincoln supported the Fugitive Slave Law and expressed that Lincoln was pro-slavery. Description of file(s): PDF 23 page, 6,716 word document (text and images) |
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Title: H. Ford Douglass Speaker or author: Douglass, H. Ford Newspaper or publication: Liberator Speech expressing the speakers reasons for wanting to continue celebrating August 1st even though opposition had been expressed to this. The speaker said that even though the emancipation of the British West Indies (August 1, 1834) was under the direction of a foreign government, the day was worth celebrating by all those who value freedom. He emphasized the historical efforts and legacies of countries of men who fought, sacrificed and died for freedom. Description of file(s): PDF 15 page, 4,371 word document (text and images) |
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Title: William Cooper Nell Speaker or author: Nell, William C. (William Cooper), 1816-1874. Newspaper or publication: Liberator Speech offering a brief biography of the life of Crispus Attucks and his martyrdom at the Boston Massacre in 1770. The speaker included a letter by the grandson of Samuel Maverick, Attucks' master. Description of file(s): PDF 5 page, 1,312 word document (text and images) |
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Title: William Cooper Nell Speaker or author: Nell, William C. (William Cooper), 1816-1874. Newspaper or publication: Liberator Speech expressing praise for a recent speech given before Congress by Charles Sumner regarding equal school rights for African Americans. The speaker also praised the life and recent death of Reverend Theodore Parker. He emphasized some of Reverend Parker's accomplishments. Description of file(s): PDF 3 page, 666 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Robert Purvis Speaker or author: Purvis, Robert, 1810-1898 Newspaper or publication: Liberator Speech denouncing governmental bias towards prejudical action in the U.S., the colonization of Africa, and the overall injustices that continue to be suffred by African Americans. The speaker emphasized the Dred Scott decision and the establishment of the Fugitive Slave Law. Description of file(s): PDF 14 page, 3,959 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Charles Lenox Remond Speaker or author: Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873 Newspaper or publication: Liberator Impassioned speech encouraging the continued efforts towards abolition. The speaker emphasized that he agreed with any method it would take to bring about an end to slavery. Description of file(s): PDF 8 page, 2,403 word document (text and images) |
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Title: Charles Lenox Remond Speaker or author: Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873 Newspaper or publication: Liberator Overview of a speech encouraging H. Ford Douglass to make his home in Massachusetts where there was more racial diversity. The speaker expressed his agreement with the doctrine that said "No Union with Slaveholders." Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 311 word document (text and images) |
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Title: John Sweat Rock Speaker or author: Rock, John S. (John Sweat), 1825-1866 Newspaper or publication: Liberator Speech addressing the current question of "what is to be done with the free colored people?" At the time, there were several issues regarding what would happen to the country if the slaves were set free. The speaker addressed the national fears; amalgamation; ideas regarding colonization or "removal"; and irrational concerns about violence. He assured his audience that both races were capable of living together in harmony. Description of file(s): PDF 18 page, 5,281 word document (text and images) |