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1820 - The Emancipator was published

On this dated in 1820, The “Emancipator,” the first anti-slavery magazine, was issued monthly from April 30 to October 31, 1820. It was edited and published by Elihu Embree, the son of a Quaker minister. The publication ceased due to Embree’s illness, and then was sold to Benjamin Lundy in 1821, when it became The Genius of Universal Emancipation.

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