JOURN 3000 1st Edition Lecture 13Outline of Last LectureI. AdsOutline of Current LectureI. African American PressCurrent LectureAfrican-American Press Freedom’s Journal First notable African-American paper, launched 1827 Edited by Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm Intended readership: 150,000 free African- Americans in the North “To plead our own cause” Four stated concerns: employment, education, religious liberty, citizenship rights Six penny press promulgates stereotypes Only 800 subscribers Paper torn by colonization issue Folds after two year run; replaced by Rights of All Other titles: Weekly Advocate, Mystery, The Colored American Supported by societies MagazinesThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Mirror of Liberty The Colored American Walker’s Appeal Pamphlet published in 1829 Strong condemnation of slavery, call for immediate emancipation, active resistance Alarmed many in the South, elsewhere Papers are anti-slavery; but also include news, opinion-essays, literary pieces, and sermons Items on marriages, deaths, etc. Profiles of exemplary African Americans Papers faced substantial economic constraints, indifference in the
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