Black Abolitionist Archive

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Subtitle: Leisure Hours. Title: Colored American - March 18, 1837 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The writer stresses spending free time on improving morally and intellectually by attending lectures, studying, and avoiding immoral activities. 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: character; education; knowledge; library; society Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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