an Missionary Association establish the first school for
freedmen, at Fortress Monroe, 393.

"Amistad" captives, natives of Africa, sail from Havana on the
Spanish slaver "Amistad," cruelly treated, take possession
of the ship, alter her course for Africa, 93;
captured by a United States vessel and carried to New London,
Conn., their trial and release, tour through the United
States, 94;
return to Africa, 96.

Anderson, Rev. Duke William, Colored Baptist minister, birth,
early life, and education, 476-478;
farmer, teacher, preacher, and missionary, 479-492;
his influence in the West, 493-496;
pastor of the 19th Street Baptist Church at Washington,
occupies various positions of trust, 497;
builds a new church, 498;
death and funeral, 499, 500;
resolutions on his death, 500-503.

Anderson, Ransom, testimony in regard to the Fort Pillow massacre,
365.

Andrew, Gov. John A., authorizes the raising of Negro regiments, 289.

Andrew, William, representative of Attleborough, Pa., in the first
conference of the African M. E. Church, 452.

Anti-slavery, societies formed, 20;
sentiment at the North, 22;
agitation, 1825-1850, 31-36;
speeches in the Legislature of Virginia, 33-35;
methods, 37-60;
antiquity of, sentiment, 38;
newspapers established, 38, 39, 41;
Garrison, leader of the, movement, 39;
National Convention, number of societies in the United States,
1836, 44;
Sumner's speech before the Whig party, 45;
heterodox party, 48;
economic party, 49;
aggressive party, 50;
colonization society, 51;
American colonization society, 52;
underground railroad organization, 58;
literature, 59, 60;
efforts of free Negroes, 61-81;
New England, Society, dissolution of Negro societies, 79;
convention of the women of America, 80;
prejudice against admitting Negroes into white societies, 81;
friends of, instruct the "Amistad" captives, 94;
the cause benefited by their stay in the United States, 96;
violent treatment of, orators, 97;
opposed, 98;
John C. Calhoun opposed to, 104.

Appleton, John W. M., superintends the enlistment of Negro regiment
in Mass., 289.

Appomattox, Va., bravery of Negro troops at the battle of, 344.

Arkansas, territory organized, 15;
slave population, 1820, 22;