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Title: Colored American - July 29, 1837

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)

The writer responds to an article from another newspaper mentioning that no matter how rich or how well educated African Americans may become that they will never "...elevate ... to the level of the whites, in the United States."

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: amalgamation; elevation; inter-racial; mulatto; separation

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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