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Subtitle: Gerrit Smith, Esq. and the Colored American. Title: Colored American - November 9, 1839 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The writer defends the Colored American and its editors regarding negative remarks made by several prominent African American men in the New York State Anti-Slavery Society. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: abolitionists; newspaper; opinion; slaveholders People: ; Bell, Philip A.; Cornish, Samuel E. (Samuel Eli), 1795?-1858; Goodell, William; Smith, Gerrit Organization: New York State Anti-Slavery Society Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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