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Slavery, propaganda, and the American Revolution

Author: Patricia Bradley
Publisher: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©1998.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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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  Read more...
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Bradley, Patricia, 1941-
Slavery, propaganda, and the American Revolution.
Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c1998
(OCoLC)606975546
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Patricia Bradley
ISBN: 1578060524 9781578060528
OCLC Number: 38468600
Description: xxiv, 184 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: 1. The metaphor of slavery.--2. Slave advertising: The colonial context.--3. Flames for the cause.--4. The somerset case.--5. The voices of antislavery.--6. Shame and guilt in the garden of the innocent.--7. The newspaper debate.--8. Insurrection.--Conclusion: Propaganda and patriotism.
Responsibility: Patricia Bradley.

Abstract:

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.

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