附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-176) and index.
1. The metaphor of slavery.--2. Slave advertising: The colonial context.--3. Flames for the cause.--4. The somerset case.--5. The voices of antislavery.--6. Shame and guilt in the garden of the innocent.--7. The newspaper debate.--8. Insurrection.--Conclusion: Propaganda and patriotism.
摘要:Under the leadership of Samuel Adams patriot propagandists deliberately and conscientiously kept the issue of slavery off the agenda as goals for freedom were set for the American Revolution. By comparing coverage in the publications of the patriot press with those of the moderate colonial press, this book finds that the patriots avoided, misinterpreted, or distorted news reports on blacks and slaves, even in the face of a vigorous antislavery movement.
