A noble fight : African American freemasonry and the struggle for democracy in America /

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"A Noble Fight examines the metaphors and meanings behind the African American appropriation of the culture, ritual, and institution of freemasonry in navigating the contested terrain of American democracy. Combining cultural and political theory with extensive archival research--including the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Walker, Corey D. B.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2008]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
African American freemasonry > History.
African American freemasons > History.
Franc-maçonnerie noire américaine > Histoire.
Francs-maçons noirs américains > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Freemasonry & Secret Societies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
African Americans > Social conditions
African Americans > Civil rights
African American freemasonry
African American freemasons
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Secret rites, public power
  • The specter of democracy
  • A cartography of democracy
  • Ritual and revolution
  • A new political ideology
  • The democratic uses of ritual and secrecy
  • Epilogue: Race, ritual, and the struggle for democracy in America.

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