Mitchel, John

has biography | a une biographie: Irish nationalist, pro-slavery propagandist, and white supremacist. Exiled in the United States from 1853, Mitchel was a hardline supporter of the institution of slavery and the Southern secessionist cause. Mitchel edited the Confederate newspaper Daily Enquirer in Richmond, Virginia during the American Civil War, and was a fierce opponent of Reconstruction after the war.

Mitchel was also deeply influenced by the essayist Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), author of the proslavery text 'Occasional Discourse on the Negro Question' (1849), whom he met in London in 1846.
was born | est né: 3 November 1815
died in | est mort par: 20 March 1875
has nationality | a la nationalité: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
has type | est de type: depicted
has association with | a une association avec: Confederate States of America; Carlyle, Thomas

is referred to by | est référencé par: Wikipedia; National Portrait Gallery; Liam Hogan, 'John Mitchel. White Supremacist', Medium (2016)

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