Freedom's Journal
The First African-American Newspaper- Authors:
- Publisher:
- 2007
Summary
On March 16, 1827,Freedom's Journal, the first African-American newspaper, began publication in New York. Freedom's Journal was a forum edited and controlled by African Americans in which they could articulate their concerns. 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 perspective. It ceased publication after only two years, but shaped the activism of both African-American and white leaders for generations to come. A comprehensive examination of this groundbreaking periodical, Freedom's Journal: The First African-American Newspaper is a much-needed contribution to the literature. Despite its significance, it has not been investigated comprehensively. This study examines all aspects of the publication as well as extracts historical information from the content.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2007
- ISBN-Print
- 978-0-7391-1893-1
- ISBN-Online
- 978-0-7391-5520-2
- Publisher
- Lexington, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 325
- Product type
- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Contents No access
- Acknowledgments No access
- Introduction: "A Clap of Thunder" No access Pages 1 - 10
- 1 "The Time Has Now Arrived": The African-American Community of the Late 1820s No access
- 2 The History of Freedom's Journal No access
- 3 "Whatever Concerns Us as a People": The Goals of Freedom's Journal No access
- 4 "Be Up and Doing": Self-Help No access
- 5 Men and Women, Private and Public No access
- 6 Redemption, Regeneration, Revolution: Africa and Haiti No access
- 7 "Save Us from Our Friends": Colonization and Emigration No access
- 8 "Our Brethren Who Are Still in Bondage": Slavery and Antislavery No access
- 9 "Echoes and Re-Echoes": The Impact and Legacy of Freedom's Journal No access
- Bibliography No access Pages 281 - 306
- Credits No access Pages 307 - 308
- Index No access Pages 309 - 324
- About the Author No access Pages 325 - 325





