"Another thing I found out that there were some small Black newspapers operating in the North long before the Civil War. I knew the seeds for the War had been sown many years before the war but reading these newspapers makes it all more vivid. Interesting reading. "
Keith, did the black newspapers operate underground or were they allowed to operate legally on the surface? If above ground, in the North, were they under scrutiny or were they left alone? This brings to mind the Cherokee Nation. I have read extensively on the Cherokee Nation. I found them to be fascinating people. They too owned their own newspaper pre Civil War and post Civil War.
You mentioned the seed for War had been sown many years before the war. Were the writers direct in discussing war was imminent or were they creative and wove their messages within articles?
I'm also surprised the Confederates had not destroyed the newspaper businesses that were sympathetic supporters of the Union.
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