Black Abolitionist Archive

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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - April 27, 1861 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) The writer tells his readers that the time has come for action, not passive acceptance. "Five hundred black men ... can do more to destroy slavery than five-thousand Regulars." Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: abolitionists; Arkansas; Harper's Ferry; Kentucky; Tennessee; Viriginia People: Brown, John; Douglas, Frederick; Turner, Nat; Vesey, Denmark Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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