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Title: Colored American - October 27, 1838

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)

The writer encourages his readers and asks them to keep up their efforts toward self-improvement. He also asks for financial support of "agents" who are traveling to Canada for missionary work and assistance to those African Americans who have settled there.

Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page

Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Fund raisers (Persons); Slavery; United States--History--19th century

Keywords: abolitionists; Canada; community; elevation; Hiram Wilson; improvement; society

People: Wilson, Reverend Hiram

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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