Origins of the African American jeremiad : the rhetorical strategies of social protest and activism, 1760-1861 /

Origins of the African American jeremiad : the rhetorical strategies of social protest and activism, 1760-1861 /

"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 Ameri...

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Main Author: Harrell, Willie J., Jr
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2011]
Subjects:
Geschichte 1760-1861.
African Americans > History > To 1863.
African American messianism > History.
Jeremiads > United States > History and criticism.
African Americans > Race identity.
American prose literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
Slaves' writings, American > History and criticism.
Civil religion > United States > History.
United States > Race relations > History.
Political science.
History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Ethnische Identität.
Klagelied.
Literatur.
Messianismus.
Protest.
Sklaverei.
Kanada.
Schwarze.
USA.
Electronic books.
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