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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... justice from the beginning of the American republic until the country's near demise during the Civil War and through the twentieth century . Black pamphleteers were a consistent part of this struggle . Their writ- ings presented a ...
... justice from the beginning of the American republic until the country's near demise during the Civil War and through the twentieth century . Black pamphleteers were a consistent part of this struggle . Their writ- ings presented a ...
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... He who would be free must himself strike the first blow , " black leaders were fond of quoting . When African Americans put pen to paper , they did just that.22 Justice for All : African - American Pamphleteers in the Introduction.
... He who would be free must himself strike the first blow , " black leaders were fond of quoting . When African Americans put pen to paper , they did just that.22 Justice for All : African - American Pamphleteers in the Introduction.
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... Justice for All : African - American Pamphleteers in the Early National Period Emerging during a period of rapid change in the new American nation — a nation black colonists helped create but were not fully a part of the first ...
... Justice for All : African - American Pamphleteers in the Early National Period Emerging during a period of rapid change in the new American nation — a nation black colonists helped create but were not fully a part of the first ...
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... justice . Coker's 1810 " Dialogue Between a Virginian and an African Minister " skillfully integrated African - American protest against slavery into a highly learned dissec- tion of white racial stereotypes . Indeed , the power of his ...
... justice . Coker's 1810 " Dialogue Between a Virginian and an African Minister " skillfully integrated African - American protest against slavery into a highly learned dissec- tion of white racial stereotypes . Indeed , the power of his ...
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... justice for all . The Declaration of Independence , the Constitution , the very notion that “ all men are created equal ” —surely , Forten observed in his " Letters , " these were meant to be expansive rather than restrictive documents ...
... justice for all . The Declaration of Independence , the Constitution , the very notion that “ all men are created equal ” —surely , Forten observed in his " Letters , " these were meant to be expansive rather than restrictive documents ...
Contents
ABSALOM JONES AND RICHARD ALLEN | 32 |
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 |
JOHN W LEWIS | 190 |
FREDERICK DOUGLASS ET AL | 214 |
WILLIAM WELLS BROWN | 240 |
MARY STILL | 254 |
ALEXANDER CRUMMELL | 282 |
T MORRIS CHESTER | 304 |
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