Umfang:
xvii, 238 Seiten
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Illustrationen
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24 cm
ISBN:
9781611176032
Inhalt:
Racism and slavery in America -- The press and slave troubles in America -- Haiti in 1791, Gabriel Prosser's 1800 conspiracy, and the 1811 German coast slave revolt -- Denmark Vesey's 1822 conspiracy and Nat Turner's 1831 slave revolt -- Slavery, the press, and America's transformation, 1831-59 -- John Brown's "Greatest or principal object" -- From madman to martyr : John Brown's transformation in the northern antislavery press -- Media discourses about slavery -- Dealing with slavery's enemies -- A racial panic -- Maintaining slavery -- Slavery divides the nation -- Slavery's immorality and destruction of civil liberties -- Slavery destroys freedom of the press -- The press and slavery's legacy
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-232) and index
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Racism and slavery in AmericaThe press and slave troubles in America -- Haiti in 1791, Gabriel Prosser's 1800 conspiracy, and the 1811 German coast slave revolt -- Denmark Vesey's 1822 conspiracy and Nat Turner's 1831 slave revolt -- Slavery, the press, and America's transformation, 1831-59 -- John Brown's "Greatest or principal object" -- From madman to martyr : John Brown's transformation in the northern antislavery press -- Media discourses about slavery -- Dealing with slavery's enemies -- A racial panic -- Maintaining slavery -- Slavery divides the nation -- Slavery's immorality and destruction of civil liberties -- Slavery destroys freedom of the press -- The press and slavery's legacy.
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781611176049
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Gabrial, Brian The press and slavery in America, 1791-1859 Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, 2016 ISBN 9781611176049
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
USA
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Sklaverei
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Presse
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Zeitung
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Berichterstattung
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