Black Abolitionist Archive

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Subtitle: Honest effort, always Honorable. Title: Colored American - September 8, 1838 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The writer encourages his readers to pattern their lives on statesmen such as Benjamin Franklin and focus on "industry, prudence, and economy." Doing so will lead them to self-improvement and elevation of the race overall. Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: economy; elevation; improvement; industry; morality; prudence; youth Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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