(page1).jpg.jpg "View item details")
Title: Colored American - July 22, 1837
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer calls for the repeal of laws restricting African Americans. He emphasizes that people from other countries can settle in the U.S. and be awarded full citizenship rights that are still denied to African Americans. This situation must change, and he calls upon his readers to take action now to help make this change possible.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
(page1).jpg.jpg "View item details")
Title: Colored American - May 6, 1837
Speaker or author: Cornish, Samuel E. (Samuel Eli), 1795?-1858
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer offers a humble request for aid and financial support from friends among the people in Pennsylvania.
Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page
(page1).jpg.jpg "View item details")
Title: Colored American - October 5, 1839
Speaker or author: Cornish, Samuel E. (Samuel Eli), 1795?-1858
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer comments on an exchange between Samuel Cornish and Philip Bell regarding a statement published in the Friend of Man newspaper. The Friend of Man's brief statement was from a representative of the New York Anti-Slavery Society saying they would not support the Colored American newspaper until it changed its political point of view.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
(page1).jpg.jpg "View item details")
Title: Colored American - September 23, 1837
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The editorial addresses the current debate regarding suffrage for African Americans. The writer shares information regarding efforts being made toward this goal by Phillip A. Bell and Charges Ray, and urges his readers to help by petitioning the government.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page