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Black freethinkers : a history of African American secularism /

"This book is a political and intellectual history of black freethought during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Beginning its analysis in the era of slavery, "Black Freethinkers" demonstrates an alternative origin to nonbelief and religious skepticism in America, namely the bru...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cameron, Christopher, 1983- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2019.
Colección:Critical insurgencies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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