Isaka Seme, The Regeneration of Africa 1906
Pixley Isaka Seme was a pioneering figure in the fight against European colonialism in Africa, being one of the first western-educated Africans to take a stand against the oppressive forces reshaping the…
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Frederick Douglass, The Constitution of the United States: Is It Pro-Slavery or Anti-slavery? 1860
In a powerful speech delivered to the Scottish Anti-Slavery Society in Glasgow on March 26, 1860, Frederick Douglass articulated his perspectives on the American Constitution and its implications for the fight against…
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Charles Lenox Remond: Slavery As It Concerns The British
Born in 1810 and died in 1878 Charles Lenox Remond was a pioneering black abolitionist speaker. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts, to free black parents, John and Nancy Remond. In 1838,…
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Charles Lenox Remond, Slavery and the Irish
In November 1841, during his travels across Europe, Charles Lenox Remond delivered a powerful speech to the Hibernian Antislavery Society in Dublin. His address resonated deeply with the audience, as he highlighted…
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Alexander Crummell, The Responsibility of the First Fathers of a Country for its Future Life and Character
Alexander Crummell, a prominent African American intellectual, resided in Monrovia, Liberia, for nineteen years from 1853 to 1872. During his stay, he served as a professor at Liberia College. On December 1,…
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Alexander Crummell: Emigration, an Aid to the Evangelization of Africa
In a sermon delivered to Barbadian emigrants at Trinity Church in Monrovia, Liberia, on May 14, 1863, Alexander Crummell urged people of African descent worldwide to take an active role in the…
