Title: Colored American - April 18, 1840
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer explains a form of gambling called "policy gambling" (a type of lottery) to his readers. He warns them of the risks and shame involved in this type of vice.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
Title: Colored American - April 19, 1838
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer stresses the benefits of civil rights. While they live in a racially restricted society, most African Americans in New York are not taking advantage of the civil rights they do have. He also stresses the benefits of farming and owning land.
Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page
Title: Colored American - February 23, 1839
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer cautions his readers against the evils of gambling, especially the practice of buying lottery tickets with hard-earned pay.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
Title: Colored American - February 3, 1838
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer cautions his readers about the addiction potential and immorality of gambling. He advises parents to warn their children of the dire consequences of getting involved with this type of vice.
Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page
Title: Colored American - November 11, 1837
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer cautions against the evils and dire consequences of gambling. He urges his readers to refrain from any form of gambling and ensure that their children do the same.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
Title: Colored American - October 31, 1840
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer warns his readers against the moral and financial perils of playing the lottery.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Colored American - September 29, 1838
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer encourages his readers to avoid the vice of gambling.
Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page
Title: Elevator - December 29, 1865
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)
Brief note of alarm noting the increase in gambling in social establishments.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Weekly Anglo-African - April 27, 1861
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer urges his readers to develop a strategy for dealing with the coming war as it unfolds around them. He urges the free African Americans to stand as representatives for the "voiceless" who remain in bondage in the middle of this struggle. He urges them to organize and rally together for the benefit of the slave and the entire race.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
Title: Weekly Anglo-African - February 25, 1860
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer provides a brief overview of the political opinions on slavery espoused by the major presidential hopefuls in the upcoming election.
Description of file(s): one scanned, three columned, newspaper page
Title: Weekly Anglo-African - March 10, 1860
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer offers economic advice for his readers based the tenets of Quaker and Dutch societies: be thrifty, buy land, and be diligent in holding onto what you have.
Description of file(s): one scanned, three columned, newspaper page