An Exploration of Advertising During the Era of the American Revolution, 250 Years Ago This Week
What was advertised in a revolutionary American newspaper 250 years ago today? “A DIALOGUE ON THE Slavery of the Africans.” Newspapers published during the era of the American Revolution contributed to the perpetuation of slavery. Throughout the colonies and the new nation, newspapers regularly carried advertisements that presented enslaved people for sale or offered rewards for Continue reading…
The Slavery Adverts 250 Project chronicles the role of newspaper advertising in perpetuating slavery in the era of the American Revolution. The project seeks to reveal the ubiquity of slavery in eighteenth-century life from New England to Georgia by republishing advertisements about enslaved people – for sale as individuals or in groups, wanted to purchase Continue reading Slavery Advertisements…
What was advertised in a revolutionary American newspaper 250 years ago today? “SAMUEL LOUDON’s CIRCULATING LIBRARY.” Like other early American printers, Samuel Loudon cultivated multiple revenue streams. He sold subscription to the New York Packet and collected fees for the advertisements in that newspaper. In addition, he sold a variety of books, pamphlets, and almanacs, Continue reading August…
The Slavery Adverts 250 Project chronicles the role of newspaper advertising in perpetuating slavery in the era of the American Revolution. The project seeks to reveal the ubiquity of slavery in eighteenth-century life from New England to Georgia by republishing advertisements about enslaved people – for sale as individuals or in groups, wanted to purchase Continue reading Slavery Advertisements…
What was advertised in a revolutionary American newspaper 250 years ago today? “The freshest and most important intelligence from the Grand Continental Army at New-York.” An advertisement in the August 14, 1776, edition of the Massachusetts Spy promoted the services of a “Post Rider to Fitchburg,” a town twenty-five miles north of Worcester. The unnamed Continue reading August 14
The Slavery Adverts 250 Project chronicles the role of newspaper advertising in perpetuating slavery in the era of the American Revolution. The project seeks to reveal the ubiquity of slavery in eighteenth-century life from New England to Georgia by republishing advertisements about enslaved people – for sale as individuals or in groups, wanted to purchase Continue reading Slavery Advertisements…
Who was the subject of an advertisement in revolutionary American newspaper 250 years ago today? “IN MENS CLOTHES … a Mulatto woman slave, named MARIA.” What kind of story would Maria have told about herself if she had the opportunity to record it in print? How would it have differed from the account that appeared Continue reading August 13
The Slavery Adverts 250 Project chronicles the role of newspaper advertising in perpetuating slavery in the era of the American Revolution. The project seeks to reveal the ubiquity of slavery in eighteenth-century life from New England to Georgia by republishing advertisements about enslaved people – for sale as individuals or in groups, wanted to purchase Continue reading Slavery Advertisements…
What was advertised in a revolutionary American newspaper 250 years ago today? “A NUMBER OF ELEGANT POCKET-BOOKS, TO BE SOLD AT THE PRINTING-OFFICE.” More than a dozen advertisements appeared in the August 12, 1776, edition of the Norwich Packet. Among them, Leonard Hills, a post rider, called on delinquent customers to pay for his services, Continue reading August 12
The Slavery Adverts 250 Project chronicles the role of newspaper advertising in perpetuating slavery in the era of the American Revolution. The project seeks to reveal the ubiquity of slavery in eighteenth-century life from New England to Georgia by republishing advertisements about enslaved people – for sale as individuals or in groups, wanted to purchase Continue reading Slavery Advertisements…