Black Abolitionist Archive
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Subtitle: What Are We Doing? Title: Colored American - July, 1838 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The writer is alarmed by the fall in attendance rates of African American children in public schools. He places blame with parents and the Church for not encouraging stricter attendance. He emphasizes the importance of education for African American children. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Church; education; morality; Phoenix; public schools; society Publication type: editorials; Newspapers |
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