Publication Date
Fall 2009
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English and Comparative Literature
Advisor
Susan Shillinglaw
Subject Areas
African American Studies.; History, Black.; History, United States.; Literature, American.; Mass Communications.
Abstract
This thesis addresses the topic of literature of poetry, short stories, travel narratives, and didactic narratives published in the Pacific Appeal and the Elevator newspapers of San Francisco during 1862--1885. Many of the literary writings published in these newspapers were written by residents of San Francisco's African American communities and also residents of other communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. This research not only documents the imaginative writings by African American writers and others interested in the issues facing African American citizens, but it analyzes the trends, structure, tone, themes, imagery, language, and issues during the initial year of each newspaper's operation, 1862 and 1865, and then examines the trends in the years 1875 and 1885.
Recommended Citation
Adkins, Jan Batiste, "Literary prose and poetry in San Francisco's black newspapers, 1862--1885." (2009). Master's Theses. 3973.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31979/etd.dzce-pe7e
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_theses/3973
