University Archives

Title: Weekly Advocate - January 21, 1837

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Weekly Advocate (1837)

The editor replies to a letter written by someone who criticized local newspapers for printing negative articles regarding African Americans. The previous writer had called the newspapers "perverse" and immoral.

Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page

Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century

Keywords: advice; negative press; response; truth

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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