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Black Abolitionist Archive
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Subtitle: Negro Haters Using Negro Money, Is It Right to Give to Our Enemies Our Money? Title: Anglo-African - September 3, 1865 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Anglo-African (1863 - 1865) The writer encourages his readers to not patronize businesses that are openly prejudice towards African Americans. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Subtitle: The Southern Field and the Proper Agents. Title: Anglo-African - September 9, 1865 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Anglo-African (1863 - 1865) The writer explains that African Americans from the northern states are traveling south to offer education to the newly freed slaves. This action, he believes, is more beneficial to them than the good intentions of white educators who may unconsciously instill a feeling of inferiority and low self-esteem to those they teach. These well-intentioned white teachers in referring to newly freed slaves as "poor unfortunate creatures" are already assuming that the rescue of those they consider less than human. Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns) |
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Subtitle: The West India Emancipation. Title: Anglo-African - September 3, 1865 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Anglo-African (1863 - 1865) The writer offers an overview of the situation in the British West Indies after emancipation. Although the feared violence never manifested, the growing tension between the newly freed slaves and former slave-owners was more pronounced than previously believed. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Subtitle: Hon. Horace Greeley and A. O. P. Nicholson on the Black Man Again. Title: Anglo-African - September 9, 1865 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Anglo-African (1863 - 1865) The writer responds to a lengthy article published in the Tribune newspaper containing a discussion of the physical, intellectual, and emotional condition of African Americans. The writer expresses his frustration with the continuous fascination white citizens seem to have with categorizing and explaining African American behavior now that the slaves are free. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: Insidious Politics of the N. Y. Citizen. Title: Anglo-African - September 3, 1865 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Anglo-African (1863 - 1865) The writer responds to a note published in another newspaper saying that free African Americans will not be content to rank themselves among those newly freed slaves who that author believes do not yet have the "rudiments of civilization." Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Subtitle: Emancipation Proclamation Ignored, And a New Scheme of Southern Despotism Boldly Initiated. Title: Anglo-African - September 3, 1865 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Anglo-African (1863 - 1865) The writer tells his readers of the current violence following in the aftermath of the Civil War. Although slavery has been abolished, it has created an atmosphere of hatred in the Southern states as the newly freed slaves stand as a symbol of the defeat of the Confederacy. This is resulting in wholesale murder and mob violence. Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages |
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Subtitle: Political Power and Strength the Legitimate Fruit of a Thorough Knowledge of Ourselves. Title: Anglo-African - September 3, 1865 Speaker or author: Hamilton, Robert Newspaper or publication: Anglo-African (1863 - 1865) Letter to the editor stressing the importance of education to African Americans. Elevation involves political advancement, influence and power, and this is not possible for those without education. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: The Re-Opening of the Slave Trade. Title: Anglo-African Magazine - September, 1859 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Anglo-African Magazine (1859 - 1860) The writer expresses the fears most African Americans hold now: that Congress will pass laws that will resume the slave trade in the U.S. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, magazine 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) |
Subtitle: The Signs of the Times No. 4. Continued from our last. Title: Colored American - September 7, 1839 Speaker or author: Cornish, Samuel E. (Samuel Eli), 1795?-1858 Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The writer continues his commentary on a proposed resolution which states that African Americans will deny their vote to any candidate who does not support the immediate abolition of slavery. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: Ohio State Convention in Support of Independent Nominations. Title: Colored American - September 19, 1840 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) A brief overview of a politically focused convention held in Ohio. One of the topics covered was the link between slavery and politics. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Subtitle: National Reform Convention. Title: Colored American - September 19, 1840 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) Brief overview of the National Reform Convention held in New Haven. Although the motivation to hold this convention was strong, the attendance was light. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Subtitle: Trial of Mr. John Taylor. Title: Colored American - September 26, 1840 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) Brief report on the trial of a man in England who was found guilty of selling British subjects into slavery in Texas. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Subtitle: The African Captives. Title: Colored American - September 28, 1839 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) Preliminary proceedings to decide jurisdiction of one part of the Amistad case involving the capture and bondage of three children. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: Let there be no strife among us. Title: Colored American - September 9, 1837 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The editor acknowledges all the letters of protest the newspaper has received regarding his comments on the Moral Reform Convention. Although he understands that a lot of readers disagree with his point of view, he assures them that none of their letters will be published. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: The Enlargement of our Paper. Title: Colored American - September 16, 1837 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The editor calls upon his readers to help increase the number of subscriptions to the newspaper. He stresses the importance of the newspaper's existence and the need for financial backing that new subscriptions would provide. Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: The Sun -- Something New. Title: Colored American - September 25, 1841 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The editor comments on an article regarding the recent extra session in Congress published in the New York Sun. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Subtitle: A Trip to the East. Title: Colored American - September 4, 1841 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The editor describes his experiences with racial prejudice on public transportation while traveling to Massachusetts. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: A word on Prejudice against color. Title: Colored American - September 29, 1838 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The editor notes that prejudice against skin color is often the last vestige of white people who are so poor in position, economy, and intellect that they have nothing except the color of their skin to offer them value in the social world. Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page |
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Subtitle: Moral Reform Convention. Title: Colored American - September 9, 1837 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The editor replies to a response he received from William Whipper regarding a previous editorial denouncing the Moral Reform Society and the statements made at its recent convention. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page |