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A great title for an anti-slavery themed newspaper...
A great title for an anti-slavery themed newspaper...
Item # 693299
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July 13, 1843
EMANCIPATOR AND FREE AMERICAN, Boston, July 13, 1843
* Rare anti-slavery publication
* Abolition movement - free slaves
As the title would suggest, this is an anti-slavery themed newspaper, and a great name for a newspaper with this focus.
Page 2 has a political notice supporting "For President, James G. Birney" for the Liberty ticket, created by abolitionists who believed in political action to further antislavery goals. It existed only from 1840-1848.
The content is mostly anti-slavery reports from various conventions, meetings, and societies in various states, plus a variety of anti-slavery articles as shown in the photos.
Four pages, very nice condition.
AI notes: In 1843, The Emancipator, one of the first abolitionist newspapers founded by Elihu Embree in 1820, and The Free American, an emerging anti-slavery paper aligned with the Free Soil movement, merged into a single publication to strengthen the abolitionist cause. The Emancipator had been a pioneering voice for immediate emancipation through moral and religious arguments but had struggled financially and ceased publication in the late 1820s. With the rise of political abolitionism and the growing Free Soil Party, The Free American emerged as a key publication focused on preventing the spread of slavery into the western territories, promoting a "free labor" ideology. The merger of the two papers allowed for a broader and more unified anti-slavery message, combining The Emancipator's moral imperative with The Free American's political approach. This consolidation helped amplify the abolitionist movement's influence, providing a powerful platform that continued to advocate for the end of slavery and for the protection of free labor, paving the way for increased activism leading up to the Civil War.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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