Black Abolitionist Archive
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Subtitle: Our Duties. Title: Elevator - May 19, 1865 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??) The writer tells his readers that African Americans have three main duties to perform to participate as good U. S. citizens: social (to realize quality in their own individual lives), civil, and political. He expands a bit on each, and tells his readers he will address the moral and religious duties in another issue. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: citizenship; Civil rights; equal rights; politics; society Publication type: editorials; Newspapers |
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