THE EMANCIPATOR, New York, Aug. 9, 1838  

* Very rare anti-slavery publication - slaves
* Emancipation of enslaved people - abolition
* Over 20 years prior to the start of the Civil War
* Future nickname of President Abraham Lincoln

As the title would suggest, the content is mostly themed on anti-slavery issues. This was the official newspaper of the American Anti-Slavery Society. It changed names several times as it merged with other abolitionist newspapers in Boston.
Four pages, nice condition.

Background: The July 5, 1838, issue of The Emancipator represents a pivotal moment in the American abolitionist movement, functioning as the primary organ for the American Anti-Slavery Society during a period of intense sociopolitical transition. Published over two decades before the Civil War, this specific edition emerged at a time when abolitionists were shifting from moderate "colonization" theories to the radical demand for immediate emancipation, often facing violent opposition and "Gag Rules" in Congress designed to silence their petitions. As a precursor to the 13th Amendment, the newspaper utilized moral suasion to highlight the glaring irony of American Independence Day—which occurred just one day prior to this issue's date—by juxtaposing the nation's rhetoric of liberty against the reality of chattel slavery. By documenting the systemic cruelties of the "peculiar institution" and coordinating national resistance, The Emancipator laid the ideological groundwork for the eventual rise of the Republican Party and the mid-century transformation of Abraham Lincoln, who would eventually inherit the very title of "Emancipator" championed by this publication’s masthead.