Slavery was the main reason why the civil war was fought; it was the north who wanted slavery to be abolished and the south wanted slaves for cheap labor so they can make a profit off of their crops. Like many wars to come people had their opinions about it journalism was their voice and “The Liberator” it was written by both white and black journalist alike. The most important people were Rev.Elijah P. Love Joy he was a Journalistic Martyr and William Lloyd Garrison and he was radical abolitionist editor. The Liberator was mainly a paper that was printed as a way to help abolish slavery. Even on the nameplate it showed African –Americans being traded and sold on the auction block like horses and cattle. This paper gave even African-Americans a chance to publish their work, even though the first black news paper was published in the north and its main goal was to again abolish slavery. It was called the “Freedom’s Journal” and it was first published in New York City in 1827. The efforts of the abolish movement responded to the civil war and the civil war was a response to economic growth. The economic growth was a response to the two half’s of the United States developing in two different ways, the north moved into an industrial stage while the south stayed the same well mostly. This created so many problems for many people but intern it opened doors for many people to change the world with news and journalism.
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