The powers of dignity : the Black political philosophy of Frederick Douglass /

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""The Powers of Dignity uncovers and analyzes the distinctively Black political philosophy that Frederick Douglass forged from his experience as an enslaved and later nominally free black man. Because he unwaveringly viewed politics and democracy from the standpoint of a racialized black s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bromell, Nicholas Knowles (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2021.
Temas:
Douglass, Frederick, > 1818-1895 > Political and social views.
Douglass, Frederick, > 1818-1895 > Philosophy.
Douglass, Frederick, > 1818-1895.
1800-1899
African American abolitionists.
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
Philosophy, Black > United States > History > 19th century.
African American philosophy.
Political science > Philosophy.
Abolitionnistes noirs américains.
Mouvements antiesclavagistes > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Philosophie noire > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Philosophie noire américaine.
PHILOSOPHY / Political
Antislavery movements.
Philosophy.
Philosophy, Black.
Political and social views.
Race relations.
United States > Race relations > History > 19th century.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire > 19e siècle.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. "The Thing Looked Absurd!" : The Black in Douglass's Political Philosophy
  • One. "To Become a Colored Man" : Proposing Black Powers to the Black Public Sphere
  • Two. "A Chapter of Political Philosophy Applicable to the American People" : Human Nature, Human Dignity, Human Rights
  • Three. "One Method for Expressing Opposite Emotions" : Douglass's Fugitive Rhetoric
  • Four. "Assault Compels Defense" : Douglass on Black Emigration and Violence
  • Five. "A Living Root, Not a Twig Broken Off" : Douglass's Constitutionalism and the Paradox of Democracy's Foundations
  • Six. "Somebody's Child" : Awakening, Resistance, and Vulnerability in 'My Bondage and My Freedom'
  • Seven. "Nothing Less than a Radical Revolution" : Douglass's Struggle for a Democracy without Race
  • Eight. "The Strange, Mysterious, and Indescribable" : The Fugitive Legacy of Douglass's Political Thought.

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