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This is a list of abolitionist newspapers in the United States, published between 1776 and 1865.These publications, most of which were short-lived and had limited circulation, existed to share information that promoted the decline and fall of American slavery.
The Liberator (1831–1865) was a weekly abolitionist newspaper, printed and published in Boston by William Lloyd Garrison and, through 1839, by Isaac Knapp.Religious rather than political, it appealed to the moral conscience of its readers, urging them to demand immediate freeing of the slaves ("immediatism").
The North Star was a nineteenth-century anti-slavery newspaper published from the Talman Building in Rochester, New York, by abolitionists Martin Delany and Frederick Douglass. [1] The paper commenced publication on December 3, 1847, and ceased as The North Star in June 1851, when it merged with Gerrit Smith's Liberty Party Paper (based in ...
Pages in category "Abolitionist newspapers published in the United States" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The newspaper was founded by John Wilk, Peter Williams, Jr., and other leading free Blacks in New York City, including orator and abolitionist William Hamilton.The first publication, on March 16, 1827, advertised Freedom's Journal for $3 (~$81.00 in 2023) per year, distributed each Friday at No. 5 Varick Street, New York City. [6]
The newspaper underwent several name changes between 1842 and 1848 as it slowly merged with other abolitionist newspapers located in Boston. Throughout this period, the publication was a continual exponent of abolitionism. [ 6 ]
This category contains articles on newspapers that advocated the abolition of slavery, and that focused primarily on news and commentary for the abolitionist movement. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
The Anti-Slavery Bugle was an abolitionist newspaper published in Ohio from June 20, 1845, to May 4, 1861. The paper's motto was "No Union with Slaveholders".