response ch 2 mightier than the sword

Response to chapter 2

Mightier than the sword

In this chapter they talk about different people that change the way in which the history change through the used of journalism. But there is someone remarkable. REV. ELIJAH P. LOVEJOY. This man was the turning point for the press against racism and slavery begin. Lovejoy was a man that believes that slavery was not the right thing in the early 1800. So in order for this man to express what he was against it he form a press. The mobs and people that actually believe slavery rejected this press immediately and abuse towards the black people was right. Do to this event his press was burned. After that he did three more press centers. And the three of them were burn unfortunately in the last press after confronting the opposition he was shot several times leading to the end of his life.

Not leading to anything good there was an editor named WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON. This man was a radical abolitionist editor. This man was also a key to the success of freedom for the black slavery. This man creates a press called THE LIBERATOR. This was news that provides the public with information about how the Africa-Americans were being sold just like any other animal. This lead to reactions and heavy influences to the public in general. With the time and assessment of events he became recognize and supported it by people in the highest level of the government.

After this two man the abolitionist system to help the black slaves had a race in the way things were done. Even though it was hard the publications, press and their ideas star taking a really big place in the time. Even though everything start with Mr.Lovejoy. The press and it system of informing the public is what make the journalists the big performers of the truth to the public no being afraid of what other entities or departments with in the system may think about. I can conclude by saying that abolitions can be consider as the most important step for the journalism to raise because I all the possible ways it was try the journalism always present the truth about the situation with out taking sides making it very evenly distributed.