Slavery, Propaganda, and the American Revolution

Slavery, Propaganda, and the American Revolution
Authors
Bradley, Patricia
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
ISBN
9781578060528
Date
1998-08-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
1.87 MB
Lang
en
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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 face of a vigorous antislavery movement.