Black Abolitionist Archive
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Subtitle: Washingtonians. Title: Colored American - December 4, 1841 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The writer asks why the Washington Temperance Society in their moral efforts to save the lowly inebriate from ruin focus only on the white men in this state. He vows that African Americans will soon address this issue among their own race and ask the temperance societies for assistance in this cause. 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: reform; temperance Organization: Washington Temperance Society Publication type: editorials; Newspapers |
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