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.
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