{"product_id":"abolition-and-the-press-ford-risley-9780810125070","title":"Abolition and the Press: The Moral Struggle Against Slavery","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis examination of nineteenth-century journalism explores the specific actions and practices of the publications that provided a true picture of slavery to the general public. From Boston's strident \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiberator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e to Frederick Douglass' \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorth Star\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e the decades before the Civil War saw more than forty newspapers founded with the specific aim of promoting emancipation. Not only did these sheets provide a platform for discourse, but they also gave slavery a face for a wider audience. The reach of the abolitionist press only grew as the fiery publications became objects of controversy and targets of violence in both South and North. These works kept the issue of slavery in the public eye even as mainstream publications took up the call for emancipation, as the nation went to war, up to the end of slavery. Their legacy has endured, as dedicated reform writers and editors continue to view the press as a vital tool in the fight for equality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ford Risley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810125072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810125070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.26w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2009","brand":"Ford Risley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994913308927,"sku":"9780810125070","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4d1de721-5dd5-456d-be9d-2adc8ccb1ca7.jpg?v=1683332914","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/abolition-and-the-press-ford-risley-9780810125070","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}