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Origins of the African American jeremiad : the rhetorical strategies of social protest and activism, 1760-1861
- Title
- Origins of the African American jeremiad : the rhetorical strategies of social protest and activism, 1760-1861 / Willie J. Harrell, Jr.
- Author
- Harrell, Willie J., Jr.
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2011.
- Supplementary Content
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- Description
- vii, 231 p.; 23 cm
- Summary
- "In the moralistic texts of jeremiadic discourse, authors lament the condition of society, utilizing prophecy as a means of predicting its demise. This study delves beneath the socio-religious and cultural exterior of the American jeremiadic tradition to unveil the complexities of African American jeremiadic rhetoric in antebellum America"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects
- Slaves' writings, American > History and criticism
- Jeremiads > United States > History and criticism
- African American messianism > History
- Black author
- United States > Race relations > History
- Civil religion > United States > History
- American prose literature > African American authors > History and criticism
- African Americans > History > To 1863
- African Americans > Race identity
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : mapping the African American jeremiad -- The great tradition of Black protest : characteristics of the African American jeremiad -- Early development -- The African American jeremiad, the Constitution and Declaration of Independence -- Black nationalism in the early republic -- Black women Jeremiahs -- The age of abolitionism -- The transatlantic African American jeremiad -- The Black Canadian jeremiad -- Conclusion : the great tradition of Black protest continues.
- Call Number
- Sc E 14-614
- ISBN
- 9780786466894 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786466898 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2011036508
- OCLC
- 733232502
- Author
- Harrell, Willie J., Jr.
- Title
- Origins of the African American jeremiad : the rhetorical strategies of social protest and activism, 1760-1861 / Willie J. Harrell, Jr.
- Imprint
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2011.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 14-614