Black Abolitionist Archive
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Subtitle: Our Elevation. Title: Colored American - April 17, 1841 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The writer tells his readers that the system of slavery has left a legacy through generations of social separation of the American people. Only by improving themselves morally, physically, and socially will African Americans overcome this racial prejudice based in a history of slavery's injustice and inhumanity. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Christianity; human rights; improvement; morality; Slavery; society Publication type: editorials; Newspapers |
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