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Draft:Demosthenian Institute

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The Demosthenian Institute was a society of African Americans in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established at the home of John P. Burr on January 10, 1837.[1]

The Demosthenian Shield was the official publication of the Demosthenian Institute.[2] A weekly newsaper for African Americans it was published in Philadelphia.[3] It was first published in June 1841.[4] It was published every Tuesday and subscriptions were $1 per year. The newspaper included features on prominent Philadelphians such as James Forten and Robert Douglass Sr.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Ralph Dumain: "The Autodidact Project": Essay: Negro Literary Societies, 1828-1846 (1)".
  2. ^ "Ralph Dumain: "The Autodidact Project": Essay: Negro Literary Societies, 1828-1846 (1)". www.autodidactproject.org.
  3. ^ "The Black Press in Pennsylvania". Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine.
  4. ^ Porter, Dorothy. B. (1936). "The Organized Educational Activities of Negro Literary Societies, 1828-1846". The Journal of Negro Education. 5 (4): 555–576. doi:10.2307/2292029. JSTOR 2292029 – via JSTOR.
  5. ^ The Elite of Our People: Joseph Willson's Sketches of Black Upper-Class Life in Antebellum Philadelphia. Penn State Press. ISBN 0271043024 – via Google Books.
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