University Archives

Title: Colored American - March 14, 1840

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)

Response to an editorial published in another newspaper by a local minister wherein the minister referred to African Americans as "heathen" and Godless.

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: Christianity; Church; heathen; religion; The Churchman

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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