Title: Colored American - October 24, 1840
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer comments on a report published in the New York Observer regarding a speech on slavery in East India delivered during the World's Convention. He asks why the editor of the New York Observer is so willing to condemn slavery in other countries but refuses to address the issue of slavery in the U.S.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Colored American - October 31, 1840
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer appeals to philanthropist Thomas Hodgkin to rethink his support of the American Colonization Society.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page