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Black Abolitionist Archive
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Subtitle: The Nat Turner Insurrection. Title: Anglo-African Magazine - December, 1859 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Anglo-African Magazine (1859 - 1860) Detailed confession of Nat Turner as he was being held in prison shortly after capture. The editor compares Nat Turner's actions with those of John Brown's. Included is a list of African Americans (both slaves and free) who were charged in the conspiracy. Description of file(s): seven scanned magazine pages (23 columns) |
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Subtitle: "Emancipation Promotes Insurrection." Title: Colored Citizen - November 7, 1863 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored Citizen (1863 - 18??) The writer comments on an incident in England where a minister refused to invite his congregation to a lecture on emancipation. The minister aligned with the ideas of Lord Brougham regarding emancipation which seem now to the writer to be in direct contradiction to his earlier views. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |
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Subtitle: Nat Turner, the Virginia Hero. Title: Weekly Anglo-African - October 29, 1859 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) In light of recent events at Harper's Ferry, the writer encourages his readers to attend the upcoming lecture on Nat Turner whose heroic actions he compares with John Brown's. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column |