Punishing Free “Negroes”
This newspaper states that it is ‘published every morning, by Joseph B. Morss and Wm H. Brewster at No. 11, Cornhill,” consists largely of ads for eduction such as schools for young ladies. An article on p. 2 titled “Free...
Slave insurrection attempted in Mississippi / Abolition of Slavery meeting in NY
The motto under the masthead reads “The Past–The Present–For the Future” The front page of this small newspaper, p. 377, has an article titled “Insurrection in Mississippi:” “Madison county, Mississippi, has been the scene of some violent proceedings caused by...
An Inquiry into the Character and Tendency of the American Colonization and American Anti-Slavery Societies by William Jay
This book, An Inquiry into the Character and Tendency of the American Colonization and American Anti-Slavery Societies, written by William Jay, 3rd edition, contains arguments against slavery.. But even so, some of the arguments are objectionable, while some would be...
Anti-Slavery Coin Token Black Woman in Chains
During the anti-slavery movement in America, a token depicting a kneeling woman in chains, was struck in the United States. one side shows kneeling woman and text reads “Am I Not A Woman & Sister 1838” The back side reads...