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Black Abolitionist Archive
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Title: Hezekiah Ford Douglass Speaker or author: Douglass, H. Ford Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Bugle Expressive and dramatic speech regarding the continuation of American slavery long after the British had emancipated the West Indies. The speaker emphasized the historical movements of humanity towards freedom and liberty that he believed would always triumph. Description of file(s): PDF 12 page, 2,857 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: Rev. J. P. Campbell, Editor. Thursday, August 17, 1854. Notice to Subscribers. Title: Christian Recorder - August 17, 1854 Speaker or author: Campbell, Rev. J. P. Newspaper or publication: Christian Recorder (1852 - 1856) The editor asks those of his readers who have paid their subscriptions to please send him their names and addresses so that their newspapers can be delivered to them. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Subtitle: State Legislation on the Temperance Question. Title: Christian Recorder - August 17, 1854 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Christian Recorder (1852 - 1856) The writer argues for the passage of temperance laws prohibiting the sale of intoxicating drink. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: Mass Meeting. Title: Christian Recorder - September 16, 1854 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Christian Recorder (1852 - 1856) The writer provides commentary on a meeting that was called to discuss how to restore public confidence in the Christian Recorder newspaper. Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns) |
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Title: William L. Douglass Speaker or author: Douglass, William L. Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) Speech given on the anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the British West Indies in August, 1833, with emphasis placed on how the U.S. should follow Britain in abolishing slavery. Description of file(s): PDF 8 page, 2,295 word document (text and images) |
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Subtitle: The Case of John Torrence. Title: Colored American - June 12, 1841 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) Brief account of a ship's mate who is being held in Boston on a charge of kidnapping a free African American and holding him in irons on board a Boston ship. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Subtitle: Fruits of Slavery. Title: Colored American - June 26, 1841 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) Brief account of a slaveholder who accidently shot his wife while loading his gun to shoot his runaway slave. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Subtitle: Representatives of the Free Colored Population in Congress. Title: Colored American - June 12, 1841 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) Brief announcement that Congress will invite each Free State to send one representative of their African American population to represent the free people of color in Congressional decision-making. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Subtitle: The Catholics of Kentucky, and Slavery. Title: Colored American - June 19, 1841 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) Brief comment on an article in a Catholic newspaper predicting that slavery would surely end soon. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Subtitle: Who is the Most Learned? Title: Colored American - June 1, 1839 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) Brief note regarding the value of education. The writer tells his readers that a simple education is often more valuable than a formal, classical one. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Subtitle: Right of Suffrage in Connecticut. Title: Colored American - June 12, 1841 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) Brief update on recent work towards suffrage for African Americans in Connecticut. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Subtitle: Editorial Responsibility. Title: Colored American - June 10, 1837 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) Editorial statement of the intent, motivation, and goals of the newspaper to report in a truthful, moral, and responsible manner information geared towards African American readers. Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: To Our People of This State. Title: Colored American - June 12, 1841 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) Now that the convention in Albany is over, the writer asks what next. The convention demonstrated what can be accomplished when African Americans pull together for a cause. He suggests another convention may be needed to continue the work towards freedom. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: To Our Readers. Title: Colored American - June 12, 1841 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The editor appeals to his readers for financial help to continue publication of the newspaper. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: They Glory in their Shame. Title: Colored American - June 10, 1837 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The editor comments on a story published in the Times about an African American man who was refused a seat on a public bus. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: Like Society, Like Advocates. Title: Colored American - June 2, 1838 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The editor responds to a comment made about his move to the country from the city of New York that was delivered before a meeting of the anti-slavery society. He notes that some of the information given about his motivations is incorrect. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: Our Example, Brethren. Title: Colored American - June 2, 1838 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The editor tells about his new life in a rural area not far from New York. Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: An Appeal. Title: Colored American - June 9, 1838 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The editorial appeals to new readers to become subscribers to the newspaper. The writer notes the importance of the newspaper and its benefit to the African American community. Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages |