Herald of Freedom (essay)
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Herald of Freedom was an essay by Henry David Thoreau
published in The Dial
in 1844 that praised Herald of Freedom, the journal of the New Hampshire Anti-Slavery Society and its editor, Nathaniel P. Rogers
. After Rogers died, Thoreau revised the essay and republished it.
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and leading transcendentalist...
published in The Dial
The Dial
The Dial was an American magazine published intermittently from 1840 to 1929. In its first form, from 1840 to 1844, it served as the chief publication of the Transcendentalists. In the 1880s it was revived as a political magazine...
in 1844 that praised Herald of Freedom, the journal of the New Hampshire Anti-Slavery Society and its editor, Nathaniel P. Rogers
Nathaniel P. Rogers
Nathaniel Peabody Rogers was an American abolitionist writer who, from June 1838 until June 1846, served as editor of the New England anti-slavery newspaper Herald of Freedom.-Biography:...
. After Rogers died, Thoreau revised the essay and republished it.
On-line sources
- Herald of Freedom at The Picket Line.
Printed sources
- My Thoughts are Murder to the State by Henry David Thoreau (ISBN 978-1434804266)
- The Higher Law: Thoreau on Civil Disobedience and Reform (ISBN 978-0691118765)
- Collected Essays and Poems by Henry David Thoreau (ISBN 978-1-88301195-6)