America’s first newspaper dedicated to ending slavery is being resurrected and reimagined more than two centuries later as the nation continues to grapple with its legacy of racism.
The first abolitionist newspaper in the United States is returning to publication more than 200 years after its launch in 1820. The new version of the anti-slavery publication The Emancipator is a joint effort by Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research and The Boston Globe newspaper.