The Emancipator (abolitionist newspaper)
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The Emancipator was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist newspaper that advocated for the immediate end of slavery and promoted anti-slavery activism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century newspaper
ⓘ
abolitionist newspaper ⓘ |
| advocated |
anti-slavery activism
ⓘ
immediate abolition of slavery ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
full emancipation of enslaved people
ⓘ
rights of African Americans ⓘ |
| aim |
to mobilize public opinion against slavery
ⓘ
to promote immediate emancipation of enslaved people ⓘ |
| associatedWith | American anti-slavery reformers ⓘ |
| calledFor | immediate emancipation rather than gradual emancipation ⓘ |
| circulationArea | Northern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| covered |
abolitionist meetings
ⓘ
anti-slavery speeches ⓘ legislation related to slavery ⓘ |
| documented |
abuses of slavery
ⓘ
experiences of enslaved people ⓘ |
| ethicalStance | slavery is morally wrong ⓘ |
| genre |
political newspaper
ⓘ
reform newspaper ⓘ |
| historicalContext | antebellum United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | prominent voice in American abolitionist press ⓘ |
| ideology | immediatism in abolition ⓘ |
| influenced | public debate on slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
abolition of slavery in the United States
ⓘ
slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| movement | anti-slavery press in the United States ⓘ |
| opposed | institution of chattel slavery ⓘ |
| opposedIdeology | pro-slavery ideology ⓘ |
| opposedPractice |
slave trade in the United States
ⓘ
slaveholding ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | abolitionism ⓘ |
| positionOnSlavery | anti-slavery ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| supportedMovement | American abolitionist movement ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
abolitionists in the United States
ⓘ
anti-slavery activists ⓘ |
| typeOfContent |
abolitionist essays
ⓘ
editorials ⓘ letters ⓘ news reports ⓘ |
| usedRhetoric |
moral arguments against slavery
ⓘ
political arguments against slavery ⓘ religious arguments against slavery ⓘ |
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