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]
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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.
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Summary	An examination of how press coverage of slave revolts forced public discussions that ultimately influenced public opinion.
Subject	Slavery -- Press coverage -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
	Antislavery movements -- Press coverage -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
	Antislavery movements -- United States -- Periodicals -- History -- 19th century.
	Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
	Journalism -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
	Mass media and public opinion -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
	Mass media and race relations -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
	Public opinion -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
	American newspapers -- History -- 19th century.
	LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Journalism.
	HISTORY -- African American.
	American newspapers. (OCoLC)fst00807293
	Antislavery movements. (OCoLC)fst00810800
	Antislavery movements -- Periodicals. (OCoLC)fst00810807
	Journalism -- Political aspects. (OCoLC)fst00984078
	Mass media and public opinion. (OCoLC)fst01011360
	Mass media and race relations. (OCoLC)fst01011363
	Public opinion. (OCoLC)fst01082785
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term	1800-1899
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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)

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