The Colored American published in Augusta, Georgia, from October 1865 to February 1866.

[4] The Colored American covered political, religious, and general news.

[5] Shuften published the newspaper with assistance from James D. Lynch.

The paper was purchased in January 1866 by the Georgia Equal Rights Association, and the name was changed to the Loyal Georgian, published by John Emory Bryant.

[6] This article about a newspaper of the U.S. state of Georgia is a stub.