Black Abolitionist Archive

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Subtitle: Moral Reform Society. Title: Colored American - July 29, 1837 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842) The writer urges his readers to join the Moral Reform Society. He believes that the best way to gain social acceptance is for African Americans to present a moral, industrious, and intelligent manner to the general public. 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: elevation; improvement; industry; Moral Reform Society; morality; Philadelphia; prejudice Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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