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Slavery, propaganda, and the American Revolution [electronic resource].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bradley, Patricia, 1941-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Antislavery movements--United States--History--18th century.
- Press and propaganda--United States--History--18th century.
- Slavery--United States--History--18th century.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--African Americans.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Propaganda.
- Local Subjects:
- Antislavery movements--United States--History--18th century.
- Press and propaganda--United States--History--18th century.
- Slavery--United States--History--18th century.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--African Americans.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Propaganda.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (209 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Under the leadership of Samuel Adams, patriot propagandists deliberately and conscientiously kept the issue of slavery off the agenda as goals for freedom were set for the American Revolution. By comparing coverage in the publications of the patriot press with those of the moderate colonial press, this book finds that the patriots avoided, misinterpreted, or distorted news reports on blacks and slaves, even in the face of a vigorous antislavery movement. The Boston Gazette, the most important newspaper of the Revolution, was chief among the periodicals that dodged or excluded abolition. The au
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 The Metaphor of Slavery; CHAPTER 2 Slave Advertising: The Colonial Context; CHAPTER 3 Flames for the Cause; CHAPTER 4 The Somerset Case; CHAPTER 5 The Voices of Antislavery; CHAPTER 6 Shame and Guilt in the Garden of the Innocent; CHAPTER 7 The Newspaper Debate; CHAPTER 8 Insurrection; CONCLUSION: Propaganda and Patriotism; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-45512-9
- 9786613455123
- 1-60473-669-0
- 0-585-04130-X
- OCLC:
- 779828511
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