Let the Monster Perish: The Historic Address to Congress of Henry Highland Garnet - Couverture souple

Garnet, Henry Highland

 
9780664266295: Let the Monster Perish: The Historic Address to Congress of Henry Highland Garnet
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0664266290 ISBN 13 : 9780664266295
Editeur : Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S., 2020

Synopsis

In February 1865, just days after the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment banning slavery, Presbyterian pastor and abolitionist Henry Highland Garnet spoke before the U.S. Congress, becoming the first African American to do so. Garnet s speech, titled 'Let the Monster Perish,' celebrated the end of slavery and pleaded with humanity to never let it rise again. Garnet s address would later set the tone for Congressional Reconstruction, providing the important and necessary perspective from those whose voices had been excluded from American democracy. His address is reproduced here along with a time line of his life.

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À propos de l?auteur

Henry Highland Garnet(December 23, 1815-February 13, 1882) was an African American abolitionist and Presbyterian pastor. Educated at the African Free School, he based his drive for abolitionism in religion and became a prominent member of the movement. In 1865, he became the first African American invited to speak in the U.S. Capitol.

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Éditeur
Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0664266290
ISBN 13 
9780664266295
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
48
Coordonnées du fabricant
Buchpark GmbH
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