A Negro Hegira

"A Negro Hegira"
Title
A Negro HegiraSee all items with this value
Type
Newspaper clippingSee all items with this value
Creator
The Western Sentinel
Date
September 4, 1873See all items with this value
Description
This article, reprinted across multiple newspapers, speculates that Reverend Bobo is a religious zealot who has brainwashed his followers. It recounts an unsubstantiated story of a kidnapping and an alleged plan to murder an elderly Black woman, again casting the local white community as heroes who intervene to save her. The article also includes the fantastical claim that the Zion Travelers believed they would gain the ability to fly once they reached the "promised land." These sensationalized details reinforce the narrative of gullible Black followers under the influence of a dangerous and deluded leader while positioning the white community as protectors of order and rationality.
Format
PNG image
Language
en-US
Place
Winston Salem, North Carolina
Publisher
Newspapers.com
Item sets
Kingdom of the Happyland
Site pages
Nineteenth Century Perspectives
Media
"A Negro Hegira""A Negro Hegira"