Black Abolitionist Archive

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Subtitle: The Hoe and the Slate. Title: Colored American - January 26, 1839 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The writer encourages his readers to pursue the opportunities of land available in the West, and to combine the manual labor of cultivating this land with education in order to lead successful, happy lives. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: education; land; manual labor Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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