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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 perspectives. Freedom's Journal ceased publication after only two years, but it shaped the activism of both African American and White leaders for generations to come."--Publisher's description on back cover
Print Book, English, ©2007
Lexington Books, Lanham, MD, ©2007
History
x, 325 pages ; 23 cm
9780739118931, 9780739118948, 0739118935, 0739118943
74964876
Introduction: "A clap of thunder"
pt. 1: "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
pt. 2: "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
pt. 3: "Echoes and re-echoes": the impact and legacy of Freedom's journal