Title: Colored American - April 12, 1838
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer disagrees with the popular view of those promoting Colonization that the African American spirit is "broken" and that there is no chance for them to succeed in the land of their birth. He says that this is just another ploy to get free African Americans to leave their home country.
Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page
Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; African Americans--Colonization; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century
Keywords: Africa; Colonization; community; immigration; Liberia
Publication type: editorials; Newspapers