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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Emigration vs. Assimilation: The Debate in the African American Press, 1827-1861

Emigration vs. Assimilation: The Debate in the African American Press, 1827-1861

Kinshasa, Kwando M.

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19th Century United States HistoryGeneral World HistoryImmigration & Refugees

ISBN10: 0786467304
ISBN13: 9780786467303
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Dec 14 2011
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

From 1827 to 1861, most Africans in America were either enslaved, propertyless or without citizenship. Yet during that period at least 28 African American newspapers were published. Perhaps the most frequent and controversial topic of debate in these papers was the issue of emigration vs. assimilation. Should blacks in America emigrate to Africa, the Caribbean, and Canada, or continue their quest for assimilation within the American culture? Editors of the black press influenced the self-view of countless African Americans.

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