The Past and the Present Condition, and the Destiny of the Colored Race (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Garnet, Henry Highland O.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330567366 ISBN 13 : 9781330567364

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A powerful early American voice on race, freedom, and responsibility. This collection presents a stirring discourse from 1848, where a Black abolitionist thinker urges action, education, and unity to advance the status and rights of people of color in a divided nation.

The speaker grounds his message in history and prophecy, calling for temperance, industry, and knowledge as tools to lift a community under oppression. He critiques prejudice, celebrates acts of courage, and argues that readers should join in a pragmatic, forward-looking program rather than be divided by color lines or faction.

- Explore the speech’s view of liberty, justice, and the moral duties of individuals and communities.
- See references to landmark episodes and figures in the abolitionist movement, including the Amistad case.
- Understand arguments for self-improvement, education, and collective action as paths to equality.
- Consider the author’s stance on nation, home, and the blended future of a diverse American landscape.

Ideal for readers of historical abolitionist writings, civil rights history, and mid-19th‑century American discourse seeking a firsthand perspective on race, citizenship, and destiny.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from The Past and the Present Condition, and the Destiny of the Colored Race: A Discourse Delivered at the Fifteenth Anniversary of the Female Benevolent Society of Troy, N. Y., Feb; 14, 1848

Ladies and Gentlemen:

My theme is the Past and the Present condition, and the Destiny of the Colored race. The path of thought which you are invited to travel, has not as I am aware, been pursued heretofore to any considerable extent. The Present, is the midway between the Past and the Future. Let us ascend that sublime eminence, that we may view the vast empire of ruin that is scarcely discernible through the mists of former ages; and if, while we are dwelling upon the desolations that meet our eyes, we shall mourn over them, I entreat you to look upward and behold the bright scenery of the future. There we have a clear sky, and from thence are refreshing breezes. The airy plains are radiant with prophetic brightness, and truth, love, and liberty are descending the heavens, bearing the charter of mans destiny to a waiting world.

All the various forms of truth that are presented to the minds of men, are in perfect harmony with the government of God.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330567366
• ISBN 13: 9781330567364
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 33
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