Pamphlets of Protest: An Anthology of Early African-American Protest Literature, 1790-1860

ISBN 10: 041592443X / ISBN 13: 9780415924436

Edité par Routledge, 2000

In. N° de réf. du vendeur ria9780415924436_new

Synopsis :

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.

À propos de l'auteur:

Richard Newman is Assistant Professor of History at the Rochester Institute of Technology; Patrick Rael is Assistant Professor of History at Bowdoin College; and Phillip Lapsansky is an archivist at the Library Company of Philadelphia.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Pamphlets of Protest: An Anthology of Early ...
Éditeur : Routledge
Date d'édition : 2000
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : New