Reform and Literature. Then from July 30, 1870, to December 23, 1871, it ran as the National Standard: An Independent Reform and Literary Journal. After the ratification of the fifteenth amendment, the paper changed its title from The National Anti-Slavery Standard to The National Standard: A Temperance and Literary Journal from January to December in 1872. The motto changed to An Independent, Reform and Literary Journal Justice and Equal Rights for All. See also Abolitionist publications References External links http://accessible-archives.com, African-American Newspapers Collection (subscription required) Defunct newspapers published in New York City Defunct newspapers of Philadelphia Abolitionist newspapers published in the United States Publications established in 1840 1870 disestablishments Weekly newspapers published in the United States American Anti-Slavery Society African-American history in New York City