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Author:

Harrell, Willie J., Jr.

Title:

Origins of the African American jeremiad : the rhetorical strategies of social protest and activism, 1760-1861 / Willie J. Harrell, Jr.

Publisher:

McFarland,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

vii, 231 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

African Americans--History--To 1863.
African American messianism--History.
Jeremiads--United States--History and criticism.
African Americans--Race identity.
American prose literature--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
Slaves' writings, American--History and criticism.
Civil religion--United States--History.
United States--History.--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction : mapping the African American jeremiad -- The great tradition of black protest : characteristics of the African American jeremiad -- Early development -- The African American jeremiad, the Constitution and Declaration of Independence -- Black nationalism in the early republic -- Black women Jeremiahs -- The age of abolitionism -- The transatlantic African American jeremiad -- The black Canadian jeremiad -- Conclusion : the great tradition of black protest continues.

Summary:

"In the moralistic texts of jeremiadic discourse, authors lament the condition of society, utilizing prophecy as a means of predicting its demise. This study delves beneath the socio-religious and cultural exterior of the American jeremiadic tradition to unveil the complexities of African American jeremiadic rhetoric in antebellum America"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0786466898 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786466894 (softcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)733232502

LCCN:

2011036508

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)