Part 1: Proceedings
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- Title:
- Part 1: Proceedings
- Date:
- 1841
- Description:
- The Friendly Moralist Society was a benevolent society for free brown (mulatto or mixed race) men established in Charleston, S.C. in 1838. The group provided burial aid and purchased plots for those in need and provided charitable assistance to widows and orphans of deceased members. This Proceedings section consists of minutes taken at organizational meetings from 1841 to 1856. These minutes offer insight into the conflict between free black and brown individuals at this time. Monthly minutes of May 1844 and Oct. 1848, for instance, detail the exclusion of prospective members for being black rather than brown and the Annual Day speech of 1848 addresses the issues of being colored versus black or white. This conflict and frequent issues with finances resulted in several schisms and mass resignations in the society and is mentioned in a brief history of the society in the Annual Day address of 1853. 398p.
- Collection Title:
- Friendly Moralist Society Records, 1841-1856
- Contributing Institution:
- Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston
- Media Type:
- Manuscripts
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- Holloway family
Wilkinson family
Friendly Moralist Society (Charleston, S.C.)--Records and correspondence - Topical Subject:
- African Americans--South Carolina--Charleston--History, African Americans--South Carolina--Charleston--Societies, etc., Fraternal organizations--South Carolina--Charleston, African Americans--Race identity--History, Racially mixed people--South Carolina--Charleston--History, African American businesspeople--South Carolina--Charleston--History, and Free African Americans--South Carolina--Charleston
- S.C. County:
- Charleston County (S.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Shelving Locator:
- Amn 1009,Avery Research Center Manuscripts
- Date Digital:
- 2008-03
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Digital images copyright 2008, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.
- Admin ID:
- 23902
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