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| Speaker or Author: | Legion | | Newspaper: | Weekly Advocate (1837) | | Date Published: | 1837-01-07 | | Notes: | Letter to the editor questioning the moral motives of the newspaper. The editor's reply expresses the view that the Weekly Advocate does not encourage vice and immoral actions. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Weekly Advocate (1837) | | Date Published: | 1837-02-25 | | Notes: | The writer expresses his belief in the evils of drinking alcohol, and warns his readers of the potential harm that drunkenness can cause. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1837-04-29 | | Notes: | The writer admonishes African Americans who indulge in immoral behavior such as drinking, smoking, and avoiding church on Sundays. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1837-05-20 | | Notes: | The writer expresses his view that a commitment to temperance and punctual attendance at meetings devoted to this cause promotes the idea that African Americans are industrious, pious and moral people. He believes that presenting a moral and industrious image helps to counter the stereotyping that prejudice promotes. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Northern Star and Freemen's Advocate (1842 - 18??) | | Date Published: | 1842-04-07 | | Notes: | The writer offers commentary on the current trend towards abstinence of drinking alcohol and aligning with the ideas of the Temperance movement among African Americans. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) | | Date Published: | 1851-05-07 | | Notes: | The writer shares the question that will be debated at the next Temperance meeting in Sandwich. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) | | Date Published: | 1851-06-18 | | Notes: | The writer questions the motivation of abolitionists who will shun the Church and political factions due to their alliance with slavery, yet accept organizations like the Sons of Temperance who have known slave holders among their members. While the Sons of Temperance Society was established with strong moral values, they refuse to allow people of African descent to be members. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) | | Date Published: | 1851-09-29 | | Notes: | The writer relates the outcome of a recent debate on slavery versus intemperance. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) | | Title: | Maine Liquor Law. | | Date Published: | 1852-01-29 | | Notes: | The writer provides an overview of two recent U.S. temperance laws established in an effort to control the sale of alcohol. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Christian Recorder (1852 - 1856) | | Date Published: | 1854-08-17 | | Notes: | The writer argues for the passage of temperance laws prohibiting the sale of intoxicating drink. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862) | | Date Published: | 1860-12-29 | | Notes: | The writer comments on the idea that, unlike some of his political contemporaries, Abraham Lincoln doesn't drink alcohol. |
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