Black Abolitionist Archive
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Subtitle: The Church Must Awake! Title: Colored American - December 2, 1837 Speaker or author: Sears, Robert Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The writer hopes that the recent murder of a newspaper owner in Illinois will cause the Church to change its position and begin to preach against slavery. By its silence (and even its own slave ownership in some cases), the Church conveyes a message of acceptance of slavery to its congregations. The writer emphasizes the power of the Church to sway public opinion and he hopes this event will stir ministers to action that will put an end to slavery and prejudice. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Church; clergy; crime; Elijah P. Lovejoy; freedom; martyr; newspaper; prejudice; Slavery People: Lovejoy, Elijah P. Publication type: editorials; Newspapers |
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