Black Abolitionist Archive

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Subtitle: The Sabbath Day. Title: Colored American - March 18, 1837 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The writer calls upon all African Americans to "honor the Sabbath and keep it holy." He stresses conduct such as not using profanity, and honoring God, with an emphasis on morality as well as church attendance. 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: Church; law; morality; New Testament Economy; religion; Sabbath Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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