62:. The overall activities of the society reflected well on "African Ethic" in which people collectively contributed the various skills for a single cause, to help Black youth get an education. It was predetermined that a big reason why Black youth were not attending school was because they did not have adequate or even appropriate attire, this included both clothes and shoes. Especially in the winter months, the clothing that they had was old and worn and with some children having to walk several blocks to get to school it is no wonder they were missing school. The African Dorcas Association recognized this tragedy and initiated a change. They were quite successful in doing so, and it was not an
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Wednesday meetings every week and elected officer positions to lead this organization. The meetings were one of the first meetings that Black women held without the supervision of men. These meetings were held at the home of their president Margaret Francis. The clothing that they made was given to the member's children's schoolmates, neighbors, and friends. The Association also unveiled the difference in the "gender dynamic within New York's Black activist community", because it was geared towards youths, it demonstrated a motherly and nurturing form of
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that was solely based around money and external funds, they used their resources and found more clever ways to get things done. However, this organization came under scrutiny by the public in
September 1828; however, despite these setbacks by February 1829, the women of this organization had "managed
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African Dorcas Association was to "provide clothing and other necessary items for poor students who could not afford to do so." The acts of the African Dorcas Association was also representative of their "cultural practices, in
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African Dorcas Association were analyzed by a group of seven black ministers. This
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more accessible for black youth in New York City. After just one year, this organization distributed 168 articles of clothing to school children. They became a prominent contributor to encourage young Black children to attend schools. New
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