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Title: Colored American - March 4, 1837
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The editor offers an explanation for the name selected for this newspaper. He emphasizes that although the term "American" was one that most white Americans wished to deny the black inhabitants of this country, it applied more to them than to a lot of the white citizens in terms of generational ties to this country. The term "Colored" calls caste into question and gives attention to the social issues regarding race and prejudice that the paper addresses.
Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page
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Title: Provincial Freeman - March 17, 1855
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer tells his readers that the newspaper has recently been asked by some readers to stop using the word "Negro" in its columns. He agrees that this word holds a lot of negative connotation currently and prefers to use the word "Colored" since it seems a better choice.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page