Browse by
Questions or comments on this collection? Please email higopa@udmercy.edu.
Black Abolitionist Archive
(page1).jpg "View item details") |
Subtitle: Pro-Slavery Religion. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - July 2, 1851 Speaker or author: Bibb, Henry, b. 1815 Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) Brief note of response to a mention in another newspaper that the Episcopal convention would not accept delegates from the Church of the Crucifixion because some of their members were of African descent. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
(page1).jpg "View item details") |
Subtitle: Schools among the Refugees. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - April 12, 1851 Speaker or author: Bibb, Mary E. Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) A teacher asks for help to continue educating children of the fugitives and the poor in her area. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
(page1).jpg "View item details") |
Subtitle: Schools. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - February 26, 1851 Speaker or author: Bibb, M[ary] E. Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) The writer discusses the current condition of the schools in her section of the province. She acknowledges those who have contributed to the changes in education there. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
(page1).jpg "View item details") |
Subtitle: Just from Slavery. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - March 26, 1851 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) A fugitive slave recently arrived in Canada shares the story of his flight to freedom. Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages |
(page1).jpg "View item details") |
Subtitle: What do the Fugitives in Canada stand mostly in need of? Title: Voice of the Fugitive - March 26, 1851 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) After living off charity and donations of food and clothing, the editor tells his readers that the time has come for the fugitive slaves and the poor to begin fending for themselves. He suggests that now they "produce what they consume" and stop living as beggars. The cost of shipping donations of food and clothing would be better spent on education and land. Description of file(s): three scanned, two columned, newspaper pages |
(page1).jpg "View item details") |
Subtitle: Spirit of the Anti-Slavery Press. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - July 29, 1852 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) Beginning with an overview of a recent convention in Maine, the writer briefly summarizes state by state newspaper articles describing the current political position on the issue of slavery. Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages |
(page1).jpg "View item details") |
Subtitle: National Convention at Cleveland. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - October 22, 1851 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) Brief account of a recent convention in Cleveland, Ohio. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
(page1).jpg "View item details") |
Subtitle: Seven Fugitives Captured. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - October 21, 1852 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) Brief account of fugitives who escaped from a southern prison and were thwarted in their attempts to reach Canada. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
(page1).jpg "View item details") |
Subtitle: Elgin Settlement. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - February 12, 1851 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) Brief account of the current status of the Elgin Settlement in Canada West. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
(page1).jpg "View item details") |
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - October 7, 1852 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) Brief account of two speeches delivered in Detroit on the issue of slavery in the U.S. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
(page1).jpg "View item details") |
Subtitle: A Slave Hunting for a Master. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - December 17, 1851 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) Brief and unusual story of a slave's escape to freedom. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
(page1).jpg "View item details") |
Subtitle: State Convention of Women. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - August 27, 1851 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) Brief announcement of an upcoming national convention of women. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
(page1).jpg "View item details") |
Subtitle: Underground Railroad. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - October 8, 1851 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) Brief announcement of the arrival in Canada of a fugitive slave using the Underground Railroad. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
(page1).jpg "View item details") |
Subtitle: Good News From Slavery. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - January 15, 1851 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) Brief announcement of the arrival of more fugitive slaves to the local area. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
(page1).jpg "View item details") |
Subtitle: Gone to California. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - November 18, 1852 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) Brief announcement of the departure of several African American men who are moving to Calfornia from Detroit. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
(page1).jpg "View item details") |
Subtitle: Gerrit Smith Elected. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - November 18, 1852 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) Brief announcement that Gerrit Smith has been elected to Congress. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
(page1).jpg "View item details") |
Subtitle: The Colored Citizens of Ohio. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - February 12, 1852 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) Brief commentary on a recent convention held in Cincinnati, Ohio. The African American population of that state agreed to stay in the U.S. rather than migrate to Canada. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
(page1).jpg "View item details") |
Subtitle: A Plea for Emigration. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - June 17, 1852 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) Brief commentary on Mary Ann Shadd Cary's recently published pamphlet. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
(page1).jpg "View item details") |
Subtitle: Agricultural Resources. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - June 17, 1852 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) Brief commentary on the abundance of crops, timber, and available farming land in Canada. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
(page1).jpg "View item details") |
Subtitle: Political Matters. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - October 7, 1852 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) Brief commentary on the upcoming U. S. presidential election. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |