Subtitle: Self Exertions.--No. 1.
Title: Colored American - November 24, 1838
Speaker or author: Hamilton
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The editor responds to a suggestion from a reader named Hamilton that a convention of young African American men meet in Utica to unite their efforts in the work towards realizing political and civil rights.
Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page
Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Civil rights; Slavery; United States--History--19th century
Keywords: Civil rights; convention; political rights; politics; youth