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Author Gabrial, Brian, author.

Title The press and slavery in America, 1791-1859 : the melancholy effect of popular excitement / Brian Gabrial.

Publication Info. Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, [2016]
©2016

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Description 1 online resource
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Summary An examination of how press coverage of slave revolts forced public discussions that ultimately influenced public opinion.
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Subject Slavery -- Press coverage -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Slavery.
Press coverage.
United States.
History.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Antislavery movements -- Press coverage -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Antislavery movements.
Antislavery movements -- United States -- Periodicals -- History -- 19th century.
Periodicals.
Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Journalism -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Journalism -- Political aspects.
Mass media and public opinion -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Mass media and public opinion.
Mass media and race relations -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Mass media and race relations.
Public opinion -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Public opinion.
American newspapers -- History -- 19th century.
American newspapers.
Chronological Term 1800-1899
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Gabrial, Brian. Press and slavery in America, 1791-1859 : the melancholy effect of popular excitement. Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, [2016] 9781611176032
ISBN 9781611176049 (electronic book)
1611176042 (electronic book)
9781611176032
1611176034