Neith (magazine)

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Neith
Neith first volume.jpg
The front page of the first issue of Neith
Editor Abraham Beverley Walker
FrequencyMonthly [1]
First issueFebruary 1903
Final issueJanuary 1904
Country Canada
Based in Saint John, New Brunswick
LanguageEnglish

Neith: A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, Philosophy, Jurisprudence, Criticism, History, Reform, Economics was one of the first Black Canadian literary magazines, founded, financed, and edited by Abraham Beverley Walker, the first Black Canadian-born lawyer, and published in Saint John, New Brunswick. It was launched in 1903 and lasted a total of five issues, with its 11-month run concluding in January 1904. It is considered to be the first Black Canadian-founded and managed literary magazine. [2]

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Publication history

Neith was created by Abraham Beverley Walker, the first Black Canadian-born lawyer, and published in Saint John, New Brunswick. [3] Throughout its 11-month run, Neith published five issues [4] from February 1903 to January 1904, [2] each being around 60 pages long. According to local historian Peter Little, the magazine's contributors included prominent figures like the attorney general and the lieutenant governor. [5]

Content

Neith covered a range of topics, namely "literature, science, art, philosophy, jurisprudence, criticism, reform and economics." Racial equality and social justice were also topics often covered by the articles. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Black History Month – February 2023". New Brunswick Museum . February 28, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Neith". New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  3. ↑ Johnson, Billy (October 2022). "Introduction to Neith". Canadian Modernist Magazines Project. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  4. ↑ Clarke, George Elliott (Summer 2006). "Anna Minerva Henderson: An Afro-New Brunswick Response to Canadian (Modernist) Poetry". Canadian Literature (189): 32-48,198. ProQuest   218824488.
  5. ↑ Llewellyn, Stephen (February 25, 2019). "First black lawyer faced hard road". The Daily Gleaner . ProQuest   2185454615 . Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Black pioneer Abraham B. Walker". Times & Transcript . November 5, 2002. ProQuest   422807893 . Retrieved June 6, 2024.
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