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A noble fight : African American freemasonry and the struggle for democracy in America / Corey D.B. Walker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walker, Corey D. B.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American freemasonry--History.
- African American freemasonry.
- African American freemasons--History.
- African American freemasons.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (306 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "A Noble Fight examines the metaphors and meanings behind the African American appropriation of the culture, ritual, and institution of freemasonry in navigating the contested terrain of American democracy. Combining cultural and political theory with extensive archival research--including the discovery of a rare collection of nineteenth-century records of an African American Freemason Lodge--Corey D.B. Walker provides an innovative perspective on American politics and society during the long transition from slavery to freedom."--Jacket
- Contents:
- Introduction: Secret rites, public power
- The specter of democracy
- A cartography of democracy
- Ritual and revolution
- A new political ideology
- The democratic uses of ritual and secrecy
- Epilogue: Race, ritual, and the struggle for democracy in America.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-280) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613895530
- 9781283583084
- 1283583089
- 9780252092770
- 0252092775
- OCLC:
- 811409052
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