''The Red Republican'' was a

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newspaper espousing

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views. It was published from 22 June 1850 to 30 November 1850, after which it was renamed ''

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''.

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 so ...

. He had been forced to resign as editor of the Chartist newspaper '' 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, by Helen Macfarlane, of the ''

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'' in 1850. The paper 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).

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

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