{"id":4343,"date":"2025-05-14T02:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T02:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/women-economic-power\/?page_id=4343"},"modified":"2026-08-28T14:26:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T18:26:29","slug":"david-eliza-johnson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/women-economic-power\/boarding-houses\/david-eliza-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"David and Eliza Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David and Eliza Johnson, like the Gardiners, advertised heavily in 1828. The Johnsons ran their boarding house before the Gardiners moved to Elizabeth St. In their ads, they specifically point out that they serve oysters to attract patrons. The Johnsons also agreed to sell tickets to Whipper\u2019s Reading Room address at Wesley Church in 1828. Their boarding house might have served as a cheaper alternative since the Johnsons had more residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"800\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1762 size-large\" alt=\"Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church\" src=\"https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/women-economic-power\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/2_0_image-1024x800.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/women-economic-power\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/2_0_image-1024x800.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/women-economic-power\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/2_0_image-300x234.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/women-economic-power\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/2_0_image-768x600.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/women-economic-power\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/2_0_image-1536x1200.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/women-economic-power\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/2_0_image.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c5fa5a44 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-b9f51f50 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6aec616ef23ba&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6aec616ef23ba\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-duotone-unset-2 wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"239\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/women-economic-power\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/10\/boarding-and-loging-top.png\" alt=\"An old print newspaper ad for boarding\" class=\"wp-image-2691\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/women-economic-power\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/10\/boarding-and-loging-top.png 439w, https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/women-economic-power\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/10\/boarding-and-loging-top-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-text-annotation has-background is-style-text-annotation--3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;background-color:#121212e0\">\u201cBoarding &amp; Lodging.\u201d Freedom\u2019s Journal, 24 June 1828. From Accessible Archives \u00a9 2016 Accessible Archives Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6aec616f05202&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6aec616f05202\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"338\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/women-economic-power\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/10\/boarding-and-loging-bottom.png\" alt=\"print newspaper ad\" class=\"wp-image-2690\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/women-economic-power\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/10\/boarding-and-loging-bottom.png 439w, https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/women-economic-power\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/10\/boarding-and-loging-bottom-300x231.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-text-annotation has-background is-style-text-annotation--4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;background-color:#121212e0\">\u201cBoarding &amp; Lodging.\u201d Freedom\u2019s Journal, 24 June 1828. From Accessible Archives \u00a9 2016 Accessible Archives Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is not only the Colored Conventions delegates who took advantage of this. African American men and women who were overrepresented at the lower socio-economic strata needed affordable homes. In particular, for women who scraped by as domestic workers, affordable boarding homes were extremely necessary. In the late 1830s, a washer named K. Jackson<sup>1<\/sup>&nbsp;and woman named Catherine Wright<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;lived with the Johnsons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>McElroy\u2019s Philadelphia City Directory. (Philadelphia: Isaac Ashmead and Co., 1839), archive.org.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>McElroy\u2019s, 1840.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David and Eliza Johnson, like the Gardiners, advertised heavily in 1828. 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