''The Red Republican'' was a

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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

George Julian Harney George Julian Harney (17 February 1817 – 9 December 1897) was a British political activist, journalist, and Chartist leader. He was also associated with Marxism, socialism, and universal suffrage. Early life George Julian Harney, the son ...

, after he was forced to resign from editing the '' Northern Star'' by its owner,

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, who disagreed with his socialism.

Newspaper

Harney tried to use the paper to educate the working classes about

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and

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, and advocated socialism within the

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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 ''

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'' (December 1850 – April 1852), ''

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'' (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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