Designed to Exhibit the Real Character and Tendency of the American Colonization Society (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Clericus, Clericus

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331520649 ISBN 13 : 9781331520641

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Expose of a controversial movement and its real-world effects
This historically informed pamphlet questions the aims and actions of the American Colonization Society. It argues that colonization policies deepen racial prejudice, trigger legal suppression, and alienate Black Americans from the nation they helped build.

In blunt, accessible language, the work lays out how perspectives on race, religion, and liberty shaped support for or opposition to colonization. It also profiles real-world consequences, including laws and social tensions that affected free people of color.

• A clear critique of the idea that Liberia or Africa should be the destination for America’s Black population.


• Discussion of how colonization intersects with Christian ethics and national law.


• Examples of public debate, civil resistance, and political prompts surrounding the issue.


• Observations on the human cost and moral questions raised by removal schemes.

Ideal for readers exploring 19th-century reform movements, abolitionist debates, and the moral history of race in the United States.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331520649
• ISBN 13: 9781331520641
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 24
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