Black Abolitionist Archive

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Subtitle: Our Undertaking. Title: Weekly Advocate - January 7, 1837 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Weekly Advocate (1837) Editorial describing the benefits of newspapers published by and for African Americans. The writer emphasizes what makes this newspaper different from others. Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Civil rights; Slavery; Slaves--Emancipation; Slaves--Social conditions; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Christianity; emancipation; freedom; liberty; newspaper; politics; press; suffrage; temperance; union Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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