List of abolitionist newspapers in the United States
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. This list is focused on newspapers whose predominant interest was the abolition of slavery, rather than any American newspaper that held a generally anti-slavery editorial position.
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| Title | Dates | Location | Notable editors | Online editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Anti-Slavery Bugle[1] | 1845–1861 | Lisbon, Ohio | James Barnaby, Oliver Johnson | LOC, Newspapers.com |
| Genius of Universal Emancipation[2] | 1829–1839 | Various | Benjamin Lundy | HathiTrust * Google Books |
| The Herald of Freedom[3] | 1851–1855 | Wilmington, Ohio | John W. Chaffin | Newspapers.com |
| The Liberator | 1831–1865 | Boston, Massachusetts | William Lloyd Garrison, Isaac Knapp | Digital Commonwealth (Garrison's copy) * Newspapers.com |
| The Philanthropist[4] | 1836–1843 | Cincinnati, Ohio | James Birney | |
| The North Star[5] | 1847–1851 | Rochester, New York | Frederick Douglass | Library of Congress |
See also[edit]
- Category:Abolitionist newspapers published in the United States
- List of publications of William Garrison and Isaac Knapp
- Historiography of the United States § Slavery and Black history
- List of bibliographies on American history
- Bibliography of slavery in the United States
References[edit]
- ^ "ANTI-SLAVERY HANDBILL | [Anti-Slavery Bugle — Extra]. Salem, Ohio: James Barnaby, publishing agent, 26 November 1848 | Fine Books and Manuscripts including Property from the Eric C. Caren Collection | 2020". Sotheby's. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "Genius of universal emancipation. - Yale University Library". collections.library.yale.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "Wilmington had anti-slavery newspaper". Wilmington News Journal. 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "The Anti-Slavery Press – National Underground Railroad Freedom Center". freedomcenter.org. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ Balkansky, Arlene (2020-01-17). "Frederick Douglass Newspapers, 1847-1874: Now Online | Headlines & Heroes". The Library of Congress. Retrieved 2024-05-24.