Black Abolitionist Archive
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Subtitle: "Remember That." Title: Colored American - August 26, 1837 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The writer relates an experience from his attendence at the Moral Reform Society convention concerning a discussion on the term "Colored" used as reference to African Americans. A Quaker woman stood and told her audience to emphasis the virtue and morality in their lives and prejudice against race will disappear. She reminded them that "it is virtue that exalts a nation, and merit which makes the man." Description of file(s): one scanned, one colunned, newspaper page Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Civil rights; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: "Colored"; convention; elevation; labeling; Moral Reform Society; Philadelphia; virtue Organization: Moral Reform Society of Philadelphia Publication type: editorials; Newspapers |
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