GÊNESE E ESTRATÉGIAS DA MÍDIA ABOLICIONISTA ESTADUNIDENSE: DO PANFLETO À NARRATIVA DE ESCRAVOS (1688-1829)
Abstract
O abolicionismo estadunidense foi tudo menos simples: antes de falar de um movimento uno, podemos entendê-lo como um longo debate que se estendeu por 177 anos até que seu objetivo central fosse atingido. Assim, é mais correto falarmos de múltiplas fases do movimento, cada qual com sua filosofia, com sua expectativa perante os negros emancipados e, sobretudo, com uma ideia própria de como alcançar seus alvos. Identificaremos em 1829 uma ruptura entre duas grandes visões de emancipação: uma gradualista e moderada, remontante à época colonial, e outra imediatista e radical. Esse é o momento em que o negro ganha presença na mídia jornalística e literária, contribuindo com argumentos e estratégias de combate antes oclusas à esfera pública os quais, por fim, transformaram o abolicionismo num movimento de massas capaz de alterar os rumos daquele país.
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