''The Red Republican'' was a British socialist newspaper published from 22 June 1850 to 30 November 1850, after which it was renamed '' The Friend of the People''.

Foundation

The paper was founded in 1850 by

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, after he was forced to resign from editing the '' Northern Star'' by its owner, Feargus O'Connor, who disagreed with his socialism.

Newspaper

Harney tried to use the paper to educate the working classes about socialism and proletarian internationalism, and advocated socialism within the trade union movement. The ''Red Republican'' published the first English translation of the ''

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'' in 1850, but was not a financial success and closed down in December of the same year. Subsequently, Harney published the '' Friend of the People'' (December 1850 – April 1852), '' Star of Freedom'' (April 1852 – December 1852) and ''The Vanguard'' (January 1853 – March 1853).

External links

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The Red republican & the friend of the people.
' Full reprint with introduction London : Merlin Press 1966

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