Mind of the Negro As Reflected in Letters During the Crisis 1800-1860 (eBook)

Carter G. Woodson (Herausgeber)

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2013
736 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-32041-0 (ISBN)

Infos

This treasury of hundreds of historically valuable letters features correspondence exchanged by African Americans and abolitionists. Contributors include slaves, freemen, and political and philosophical leaders, including Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison.

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This nuanced portrait of abolitionist politics in the decades leading up to the Civil War contains hundreds of historically valuable letters. This treasury recaptures the voices of prominent political and philosophical leaders such as Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison as well as the voices of slaves and free men, ordinary citizens, lawyers, and ministers. Along with documents concerning the active abolitionist movement, this compilation features correspondence related to the American Colonization Society, an organization that advocated the resettlement of freed slaves in Africa. Editor Carter G. Woodson (1875–1950) founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History as well as the Journal of Negro History, and he was instrumental in establishing the foundations of Black History Month. His compilation of unique historical documents, many of them unavailable for study elsewhere, forms an essential reference for students of American history and politics. Introduction to the Dover edition by Bob Blaisdell.

Inhalt

Introduction to the Dover EditionIntroduction to the 1926 EditionI. Letters to the American Colinization SocietyII. Letters to Antislavery Workers and AgenciesIII. Letters largely personal or PrivateIV Miscellaneous Letters

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.9.2013
• Einführung: Bob Blaisdell
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► 20. Jahrhundert bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Schlagworte: abolitionism • African American History • american history, us history, african american history, american slavery, american civil war, abolitionist politics, historic letters, frederick douglass, william lloyd garrison, american colonization society, negro history, reference, social history, primary historical sources, politics, political science, free men, ordinary citizens lawyers, ministers, government and governing, letters and correspondence, epistolary, pen pals • Emancipation Proclamation • Frederick Douglass • William Lloyd Garrison
• ISBN-10: 0-486-32041-3 / 0486320413
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-32041-0 / 9780486320410