Pamphlets of Protest: An Anthology of Early African-American Protest Literature, 1790-1860Richard Newman, Patrick Rael, Phillip Lapsansky Routledge, 2013 M11 26 - 336 pages Between the Revolution and the Civil War, African-American writing became a prominent feature of both black protest culture and American public life. Although denied a political voice in national affairs, black authors produced a wide range of literature to project their views into the public sphere. Autobiographies and personal narratives told of slavery's horrors, newspapers railed against racism in its various forms, and poetry, novellas, reprinted sermons and speeches told tales of racial uplift and redemption. The editors examine the important and previously overlooked pamphleteering tradition and offer new insights into how and why the printed word became so important to black activists during this critical period. An introduction by the editors situates the pamphlets in their various social, economic and political contexts. This is the first book to capture the depth of black print culture before the Civil War by examining perhaps its most important form, the pamphlet. |
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... Character and Condition of the African Race " ( 1852 ) 18 . MARY ANN SHADD 198 " A Plea for Emigration , or Notes of Canada West " ( 1852 ) 19. FREDERICK DOUGLASS , ET AL . 214 " Address to the People of the United States " ( 1853 ) 20 ...
... Character and Condition of the African Race " ( 1852 ) 18 . MARY ANN SHADD 198 " A Plea for Emigration , or Notes of Canada West " ( 1852 ) 19. FREDERICK DOUGLASS , ET AL . 214 " Address to the People of the United States " ( 1853 ) 20 ...
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... character " to produce a " history " and " analysis " of slavery in the United States , for such a writer would best be able to capture the essence of slavery's horror and thus capti- vate people's minds . Black authors were not ...
... character " to produce a " history " and " analysis " of slavery in the United States , for such a writer would best be able to capture the essence of slavery's horror and thus capti- vate people's minds . Black authors were not ...
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... character " before the public , Carey reprinted Allen and Jones's charges and then explained his initial comments about blacks ' conduct . Carey had vowed to let the " two free Africans ' " pamphlet pass " without notice . " He quickly ...
... character " before the public , Carey reprinted Allen and Jones's charges and then explained his initial comments about blacks ' conduct . Carey had vowed to let the " two free Africans ' " pamphlet pass " without notice . " He quickly ...
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... character . " 36 Walker's ideological importance has long been clear : he was one of the first black writ- ers to publicly urge African Americans of all classes and conditions to create a grassroots power base which compelled racial ...
... character . " 36 Walker's ideological importance has long been clear : he was one of the first black writ- ers to publicly urge African Americans of all classes and conditions to create a grassroots power base which compelled racial ...
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... Character and Civil and Political Condition of the Colored People , " which in no small way sought to recast the parameters of racial reform in terms David Walker would have understood . One of the earliest immediate abolitionists to ...
... Character and Civil and Political Condition of the Colored People , " which in no small way sought to recast the parameters of racial reform in terms David Walker would have understood . One of the earliest immediate abolitionists to ...
Contents
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A Charge 1797 | 45 |
JAMES FORTEN | 66 |
PRINCE SAUNDERS | 80 |
WILLIAM HAMILTON | 110 |
Productions 1835 | 123 |
DAVID RUGGLES | 144 |
Proceedings of the National Convention | 166 |
Report of the Proceedings of the Colored National | 179 |
MARY ANN SHADD | 198 |
FREDERICK DOUGLASS ET AL | 214 |
WILLIAM WELLS BROWN | 240 |
MARY STILL | 254 |
ALEXANDER CRUMMELL | 282 |
T MORRIS CHESTER | 304 |
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