Evangelicalism and the Politics of Reform in Northern Black Thought, 1776-1863 /

During the revolutionary age and in the early republic, when racial ideologies were evolving and slavery expanding, some northern blacks surprisingly came to identify very strongly with the American cause and to take pride in calling themselves American. In this intriguing study, Rita Roberts explor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roberts, Rita
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Republicanism.
Free African Americans.
Evangelicalism.
Antislavery movements.
African Americans > Religion.
African Americans > Race identity.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
Mouvements antiesclavagistes > États-Unis > Histoire.
Noirs americains affranchis > États-Unis (Nord-Est)
Republicanisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Évangelisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Noirs americains > Religion > Histoire.
Noirs americains > Identite ethnique > États-Unis (Nord-Est)
Antislavery movements > United States > History.
Free African Americans > Northeastern States.
Republicanism > United States > History.
Evangelicalism > United States > History.
African Americans > Religion > History.
African Americans > Race identity > Northeastern States.
United States.
Northeastern States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:During the revolutionary age and in the early republic, when racial ideologies were evolving and slavery expanding, some northern blacks surprisingly came to identify very strongly with the American cause and to take pride in calling themselves American. In this intriguing study, Rita Roberts explores this phenomenon and offers an in-depth examination of the intellectual underpinnings of antebellum black activists.
Physical Description:1 online resource (280 pages).
ISBN:9780807138243

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