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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harrell, Willie J., Jr

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--History--To 1863.

African Americans.

History.

African American messianism--History.

African American messianism.

Jeremiads--United States--History and criticism.

Jeremiads.

African Americans--Race identity.

American prose literature--African American authors--History and criticism.

American prose literature.

American prose literature--African American authors.

Enslaved persons' writings, American--History and criticism.

Enslaved persons' writings, American.

Civil religion--United States--History.

Civil religion.

United States--Race relations--History.

United States.

Race relations.

Physical Description:

vii, 231 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2011]

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786466894

0786466898

OCLC:

733232502