Black Abolitionist Archive

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Subtitle: The Practical Man. Title: Colored American - June 22, 1839 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The writer encourages his readers to move from the cities and take up farming. He urges them to be industrious and not idle away their lives for menial pay. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper page Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: employment; enterprise; farmer; industry; mechanic Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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