The Liberator
| The Liberator | |
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| Area of Expertise | Politics , abolitionism |
| language | English |
| publishing company | Self-published |
| First edition | January 1, 1831 |
| attitude | January 1, 1866 |
| Frequency of publication | Weekly |
| Sold edition | 3,000 copies |
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| Editor-in-chief | William Lloyd Garrison |
| Web link | www.theliberatorfiles.com |
The Liberator ( English , The Liberator ) was an American weekly magazine. It was published between January 1, 1831 and January 1, 1866 by William Lloyd Garrison in Boston and was known nationwide for its radical abolitionist position, which called for an "immediate and complete emancipation of all slaves ". It had a comparatively small print run of 3,000 copies and, according to a survey from 1834, was aimed at a predominantly African-American readership.
She experienced severe repression . The vigilantes of Columbia (South Carolina) put a high bounty on the distributors of the magazine and Garrison had against baseless allegations of serious crimes to defend in court.
“I register numerous objections to the harshness of my language; but aren't there reasons for this hardship? I'm as rough as truth and as uncompromising as justice. In this regard, I will not think, speak or write moderately. No! No! Tell a man whose house is on fire to raise the alarm moderately; ask him to save his wife some way from the rapist's hands; tell a mother that she will gradually remove her baby who has fallen into the fire; - but do not press me to exercise moderation in a case like this. I'm serious - I don't use excuses - I don't apologize - I don't back off an inch; - BUT I WILL BE HEARD. The apathy of the people can make a statue jump from its pedestal and hasten the resurrection of the dead. "
literature
- Rodger Streitmatter: Voices of Revolution . Columbia University Press , New York 2001, ISBN 0-231-12249-7 , pp. 21-35.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b C. Peter Ripley: The Black Abolitionist Papers: Vol. III: The United States, 1830-1846. UNC Press 1991, ISBN 0807819263 , p. 9.
- ↑ Steven Laurence Danver: Revolts, protests, demonstrations, and rebellions in American history: an encyclopedia . ABC-CLIO, December 17, 2010, ISBN 9781598842210 , p. 279.
- ^ Carmen E. Clark: Garrison, William Lloyd. In: Stephen L. Vaughn (Ed.): Encyclopedia of American Journalism. CRC Press, ISBN 0415969506 , p. 195.
- ^ William Lloyd Garrison: To the Public. In: The Liberator. January 1, 1831, p. 1.