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Frederick Douglas (September 18th, 1867)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Frederick Douglas to lecture at Junior Hall in Frederick in about two weeks
Full DetailsDidn't See Straight (September 26th, 1867)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: The Sentinel counters the Advocate's claim that Republicans didn't send any Negroes to the Border State Convention, saying that there were 5 Negro delegates elected to the Convention.
Full DetailsEmancipation Celebration (October 3rd, 1867)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: Account of the Westminster freedmen's celebration of emancipation, including a very "creditable and orderly" procession and speeches by Gen. Gregory, Prof. Howard Day, and H.L. Bond.
Full DetailsRanaway $5 Reward (October 9th, 1867)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: John K. Kanode posted a $5 reward for George Ward, a 12 year old, dark complexion, runaway boy
Full Details50,000 Majority Against Negro Suffrage (October 18th, 1867)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD
Summary: Call for white men of Frederick County to vote to keep the "White man's government" and beat back the Radicals' attempt to "Africanize" it.
Full DetailsNegro Suffrage (October 23rd, 1867)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: A debate over allowing male African Americans to vote was held
Full DetailsRebel Barbecue (November 6th, 1867)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: At a recent Democratic meeting in Frederick, derided as a "Rebel Barbecue" by the author, Governor Swann give a speech against African Americans
Full DetailsCowardly Assault (November 6th, 1867)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: An elderly African American woman was attacked because of her race
Full DetailsReward (November 8th, 1867)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD
Summary: Notice: W.B. Dorsey offers reward for a return of runaway Angelo C. Rollins, "a bound negro boy."
Full DetailsMean - Very Mean! (December 18th, 1867)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Accuses rival paper The Hagerstown Mail of manufacturing quotes of Southern black men to make them appear unintelligent, uninformed, unworthy of the vote, etc. The Herald defends the Southern Negroes and notes that Alabama is currently holding a convention to write a new state constitution with 18-20 Negroes as part of that group. The new constitution will grant equal suffrage and rights to both races. It is unfair to criticize the speech, etc. of the Negroes when they have been denied any education for 200 years. The new Alabama constitution will be far superior to the old one written solely by white men.
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