Abolition and the Press: The Moral Struggle Against Slavery

(Part of the Medill Visions of the American Press Series)

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This examination of nineteenth-century journalism explores the specific actions and practices of the publications that provided a true picture of slavery to the general public. From Boston's strident Liberator to Frederick Douglass' North Star, the decades before the Civil War saw more than forty newspapers founded with the specific aim of promoting emancipation. Not only did these sheets provide a platform for discourse,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0810125072

ISBN13:9780810125070

Release Date:October 2008

Publisher:Northwestern University Press

Length:248 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.3" x 8.0"

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Abolition and the Press: The Moral Struggle Against Slavery

(Part of the Medill Visions of the American Press Series)

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