Freedom's journal : the first African-American newspaper /
"On March 16, 1827, Freedom's Journal, the first African American newspaper, began publication in New York. National in scope and distributed in several countries, the paper connected African Americans beyond the boundaries of city or region and engaged international issues from their pers...
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| Language: | English |
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Lanham, MD :
Lexington Books,
[2007]
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| Online Access: | ViewTable of contents only |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: "A clap of thunder"
- Part I. "The time has now arrived": the African-American community of the late 1820s ; The history of Freedom's journal ; "Whatever concerns us as a people": the goals of Freedom's journal
- Part II. "Be up and doing": self-help ; men and women, private and public ; Redemption, regeneration, revolution: Africa and Haiti ; "Save us from our friends": colonization and emigration ; "Our brethren who are still in bondage": slavery and antislavery
- Part III. "Echoes and re-echoes": the impact and legacy of Freedom's journal.