Enoch Arden - Advertisements Showcasing Failed Reunions of Formerly Enslaved Spouses Post-Civil War
Tanner, Harlow
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About this folder
This folder contains advertisements which may use the verbiage 'Enoch Arden' indicating the story of a formerly enslaved person looking for their spouse. Originally writtten by Lord Tennyson in 1864, "Enoch Arden" was a poem describing a man's loss of his wife after his extended absence. After the Civil War, advertisements may have utilized the phrasing "Enoch Arden" to grab the attention of white audiences towards stories of formerly enslaved individuals attempting to reconcile their marriages. These stories of Colored Enoch Ardens highlighted similar themes to the original poem such as separation, loss, and the resilience of the human spirit.
Ads
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Emanuel Brooks finds wife remarried
The Kansas City Globe (Kansas City, KS)
April 11, 1907
https://informationwanted.org/lastseen312/items/show/4947
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Savannah Harris finds husband remarried to Viola Jackson
Reno Gazette-Journal (Reno, NV)
October 11, 1911
https://informationwanted.org/lastseen312/items/show/4941
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Unnamed woman returns to find husband remarried
St. Louis Globe-Democrat (St. Louis, MO)
January 23, 1885
https://informationwanted.org/lastseen312/items/show/4945
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Anna Jones divorces Frank Jones
The Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, TN)
March 3, 1886
https://informationwanted.org/lastseen312/items/show/4934
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Peyton Hemingway finds wife remarried
The Wilson Advance (Wilson, NC)
May 2, 1884
https://informationwanted.org/lastseen312/items/show/4951
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Unnamed man finds wife remarried
The Kansas City Times (Kansas City, MO)
July 10, 1881
https://informationwanted.org/lastseen312/items/show/4949
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Pink Smith finds wife remarried
The Columbia Record (Columbia, SC)
August 16, 1910
https://informationwanted.org/lastseen312/items/show/4946
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Robert Jones finds wife remarried
St. Joseph Gazette (St. Joseph, MO)
October 15, 1909
https://informationwanted.org/lastseen312/items/show/4944
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Unnamed woman finds husband remarried
Springfield Globe-Republic (Springfield, OH)
February 24, 1885
https://informationwanted.org/lastseen312/items/show/4943
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Ishmael S. Dennis finds wife remarried
Harrisburg Daily Independent (Harrisburg, PA)
November 30, 1889
https://informationwanted.org/lastseen312/items/show/4940