University Archives

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Weekly Advocate (1837)

The writer pointed out that it is unjust to assume that because there are poor free black people that all free black people are doomed by the fact of their race to a life of poverty, ignorance and "natural inferiority."

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: disadvantage; prejudice

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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