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Title: Colored American - July 20, 1839
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer comments on the benefits of Sunday Schools (Sabbath Schools).
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Title: Colored American - March 18, 1837
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer calls upon all African Americans to "honor the Sabbath and keep it holy." He stresses conduct such as not using profanity, and honoring God, with an emphasis on morality as well as church attendance.
Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page
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Title: Colored American - November 11, 1837
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
Although the Colored American newspaper is now out of debt, the editor will be traveling to Philadelphia to speak on its behalf and encourage further investment in order to sustain it. Donations are always appreciated and put to good use.
Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - August 13, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The editor tells his readers that Bibles that were promised several months ago as donations for the poor and fugitive slaves have not yet arrived.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - February 26, 1851
Speaker or author: Bibb, M[ary] E.
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer discusses the current condition of the schools in her section of the province. She acknowledges those who have contributed to the changes in education there.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - October 22, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer responds to an article published in a southern newspaper that condemns the practice of teaching slaves to read. The article argues that this practice is detrimental to Southern society since an "enlightened man cannot be a contented slave." The article further insists that educating slaves is dangerous since it is "incompatible with the present happy security of the fabric of our social system."
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - October 1, 1859
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer opposes the idea of selling alcohol on Sundays. He offers his dissenting opinion on a recent proposition to open saloons, beer halls, and public houses on Sundays.