Antebellum Undercover
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Description
Redpath, Olcott, Richardson and Thomson all went South for the New York Tribune and produced reporting undercover in the run-up to the Civil War.
Media History
The reporting was intended for these media types: Magazine, Newspaper, Book
Articles, Books, Video/Film
I- "Facts of Slavery" - James Redpath - New York Tribune
January 17, 1854
A summary of slavery-related news from the southern press compiled by the Tribune's James Redpath.II- "Facts of Slavery" - James Redpath - New York Tribune
August 18, 1854
A summary of slavery-related news collected from Southern newspapers by Tribune reporter James Redpath."Facts of Slavery in Kentucky" - James Redpath - New York Tribune | A Case of Cruelty and Torture
May 1, 1855
A wealthy Kentucky family is indicted for torturing their two slaves after a neighbor witnessed and reported the ...James Redpath's "The Roving Editor"
1859"American Civilization Illustrated" - Mortimer Thomson - New York Tribune | A Great Slave Auction, 400 Men, Women and Children Sold
March 9, 1859
After inheriting his father's estate, upper-class northerner Pierce Butler (husband of English-born actress and ...I- "John Brown's Invasion" - New York Tribune | Petersburg, Va., Nov. 27, 1859
November 29, 1859
An article describing the fervent mood in the South immediately preceding John Brown's execution. The author was ..."The Execution of John Brown" - Unsigned - New York Tribune | He Make No Speech; He Dies Easy; The Body Hangs Half an Hour; Brown Firm and Dignified to the Last
December 3, 1859
A detailed description of the days leading up to the execution of John Brown, including an account of his last ...II-"John Brown's Invasion" - Henry S. Olcott [?] - New York Tribune | John Brown's Remains
December 5, 1859
Written after John Brown's execution, this article details the shipment of Brown's remains back to New York. It then ...III-"John Brown's Invasion" - Henry S. Olcott [?] - New York Tribune | Further Interesting Incidents of the Execution
December 6, 1859
A detailed account of the execution of John Brown (it even includes a diagram of the gallows) by "a Special ...I-"The Pro-Slavery Rebellion: From Louisiana" - [Albert Richardson] - New York Daily Tribune | How it goes on - Northern pro-slavery men - the loan
March 23, 1861
Albert Richardson's daily column "From Louisiana" in the New York Tribune.II-"The Pro-Slavery Rebellion: From Louisiana" - [Albert Richardson] - New York Daily Tribune | The convention - a day's debate
March 25, 1861
Albert Richardson's daily column "From Louisiana" in the New York Tribune.III-"The Pro-Slavery Rebellion: From Louisiana" - [Albert Richardson] - New York Daily Tribune | General gossip
March 28, 1861
Albert Richardson's daily column "From Louisiana" in the New York Tribune.IV-"Pro-Slavery Rebellion: From Louisiana" - [Albert Richardson] - New York Daily Tribune | The Convention
March 29, 1861
Albert Richardson's daily column "From Louisiana" in the New York Tribune.V-"Pro-Slavery Rebellion: From Louisiana" - [Albert Richardson] - New York Daily Tribune | The Convention - closing hours - flatness of trade
April 4, 1861
Albert Richardson's daily column "From Louisiana" in the New York Tribune.VI-"The Pro-Slavery Rebellion: From Louisiana" - [Albert Richardson] - New York Daily Tribune | The coercion of the border states
April 9, 1861
Albert Richardson's daily column "From Louisiana" in the New York Tribune.VII-"The Pro-Slavery Rebellion: From Louisiana" - [Albert Richardson] - New York Daily Tribune | The people speak
April 12, 1861
Albert Richardson's daily column "From Louisiana" in the New York Tribune.VIII-"The Pro-Slavery Rebellion: From Louisiana" - [Albert Richardson] - New York Daily Tribune | What the rebels think of war
April 16, 1861
Albert Richardson's daily column "From Louisiana" in the New York Tribune.Albert Deane Richardson's "The Secret Service, The Field, The Dungeon, and The Escape"
1865"How We Hung John Brown" - Henry S. Olcott - in "Lotos Leaves"
January 1, 1875
A retrospective look at the hanging of John Brown by the Northern reporter who covered it, Henry S. Olcott. In this ...