Title: Colored American - September 2, 1837
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer encourages his readers to pay the bills they owe to their fellow African Americans, including doctors, teachers, and ministers. He notes that these bills are usually paid last while those owed to white establishments get paid first.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
Title: Weekly Anglo-African - November 24, 1860
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer tells his readers that a minister is in town from Maryland attempting to raise money to purchase his family from slavery.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column