True American Explained

True American was an antislavery newspaper which was printed in 1845 in Fayette County, Kentucky by Cassius Marcellus Clay.[1] After the publishing of an incendiary anti-slavery editorial titled "What is Become of the Slaves in the United States?" in August 1845, a group of outraged citizens ran the newspaper out of Lexington, Kentucky with a court injunction.[2] Cassius continued to publish his paper through 1847 after moving his publishing company to Cincinnati, Ohio.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Cassius Marcellus Clay . Encyclopaedia Britannica . 23 February 2019.
  2. Web site: The True American . Richmond Register . 23 February 2019 . Mandell, Tim. 13 April 2011 .
  3. Web site: Cassius Marcellus Clay . biography.com . 23 February 2019.
  4. Web site: The True American Lexington Public Library . www.lexpublib.org.