Pamphlets of Protest: An Anthology of Early African-American Protest Literature, 1790-1860

Synopsis

Between the Revolution and the Civil War, African-American writing became a prominent feature of both black protest culture and American public life. Although denied a political voice in national affairs, black authors produced a wide range of literature to project their views into the public sphere. Autobiographies and personal narratives told of slavery's horrors, newspapers railed against racism in its various forms, and poetry, novellas, reprinted sermons and speeches told tales of racial uplift and redemption. The editors examine the important and previously overlooked pamphleteering tradition and offer new insights into how and why the printed word became so important to black activists during this critical period. An introduction by the editors situates the pamphlets in their various social, economic and political contexts. This is the first book to capture the depth of black print culture before the Civil War by examining perhaps its most important form, the pamphlet.

Copyright:

2001

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

336 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781136687327

Related ISBNs:

9780415924443, 9780415924436, 9781136687259, 9781315022901, 9781136687396

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

04/15/24

Copyrighted By:

Routledge

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Richard Newman

Edited by:

Patrick Rael

Edited by:

Phillip Lapsansky