The Emancipator (newspaper)
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The Emancipator (1833–1850) was an American abolitionist newspaper, at first published in New York City and later in Boston. It was founded as the official newspaper of the American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS). From 1840 to 1850, it was published by the Liberty Party; the publication changed names several times as it merged with other abolitionist newspapers in Boston.
Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Owner(s) | American Anti-Slavery Society (1833–1836) Liberty Party (1840–1850) |
Founder(s) | Arthur Tappan |
Editor | Joshua Leavitt (1840–1848) |
Founded | March 1833; 191 years ago (March 1833) |
Political alignment | Abolitionist |
Language | English |
Ceased publication | December 26, 1850; 173 years ago (1850-12-26) |
City | New York City (1833–March 1844) Boston (1842–1850) |
Country | United States |
Contributors to the paper included Lewis Tappan (of the Amistad case), James McCune Smith (who also co-edited The Colored American), Joseph Cammett Lovejoy, Samuel Edmund Sewall, Henry Brewster Stanton, Horace Edwin Smith, William Ellery Channing, and William Stevens Robinson.[1]