Abstract
In 1862 the editor of the Seymour, Indiana, Times declared that the name of United States Congressman George Washington Julian was "as familiar in the mouths of Indianians as household words; and made so partly by reason of his fearless and effective championship of anti-slavery sentiments." Although today few Americans rank Julian among the foremost antislavery leaders, he played a vital and difficult role in the movement. In contrast to William Lloyd Garrison who disdained political solutions and to Joshua Giddings who received support from other nationally known Ohioans, Julian labored almost alone in the hostile climate of perhaps the most pro-southern northern state, Indiana, where he advocated combining practical politics with persuasive discourse in the fight against slavery. While Abraham Lincoln stayed close to public opinion, Julian fought prevailing sentiment and the local and statewide political establishments during most of his eighteen-year campaign to give African Americans their rights.
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Communication
Volume
25
Issue
3
First Page
64
Last Page
67
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Hammerback, John
(1993)
"for George Julian,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 25:
No.
3, Article 22.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol25/iss3/22
Copyright
©1993 Iowa Communication Association
