A Nation Within a Nation : Organizing African-American Communities Before the Civil War.

John Ernest offers a comprehensive survey of the broad-ranging and influential African American organizations and networks formed in the North in the late eighteenth century through the end of the Civil War. He examines fraternal organizations, churches, conventions, mutual aid benefit and literary...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ernest, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, 2011.
Temas:
1800-1899
African Americans > Societies, etc. > History > 19th century.
African American fraternal organizations > History > 19th century.
African American churches > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Congresses > History > 19th century.
African American schools > History > 19th century.
African American press > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Race identity > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Social conditions > 19th century.
African Americans > Education > History > 19th century.
Community organization > United States > History > 19th century.
Noirs américains > Associations > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Sociétés d'aide mutuelle noires américaines > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Églises noires américaines > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Noirs américains > Congrès > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Écoles noires américaines > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Presse noire américaine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Noirs américains > Identité ethnique > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Noirs américains > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
Noirs américains > Éducation > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Organisation communautaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
African American churches
African American fraternal organizations
African American press
African American schools
African Americans
African Americans > Education
African Americans > Race identity
African Americans > Social conditions
African Americans > Societies, etc.
Community organization
United States
Electronic resource.
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover13;
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. Cities on the Hill: Organizing Communities
  • Chapter 2. Mutual Interest, Mutual Benefit, Mutual Relief
  • Chapter 3. 8220;Plain and Simple Gospel8221;
  • Chapter 4. 8220;The United Wisdom of the World8221;
  • Chapter 5. 8220;The Collected Wisdom of Our People8221;
  • Chapter 6. Breaking 8220;The Chains of Ignorance8221;
  • Chapter 8. Postscript
  • A Note on Sources
  • Index
  • About the Author.

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