The political worlds of slavery and freedom / Steven Hahn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hahn, Steven, 1951-

Series:

Nathan I. Huggins lectures.

Nathan I. Huggins lectures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery--Political aspects--United States--History.

Slavery.

Enslaved persons--Emancipation--United States.

Enslaved persons.

Slave rebellions--United States--History--19th century.

Slave rebellions.

African Americans--Politics and government--19th century.

African Americans.

African Americans--Politics and government--20th century.

Political participation--United States--History--19th century.

Political participation.

Political participation--United States--History--20th century.

Black nationalism--United States--History--20th century.

Black nationalism.

Universal Negro Improvement Association.

Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940.

Garvey, Marcus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Pulitzer Prize-winner Steven Hahn's provocative new book challenges deep-rooted views in the writing of American and African-American history. Moving from slave emancipations of the eighteenth century through slave activity during the Civil War and on to the black power movements of the twentieth century, he asks us to rethink African-American history and politics in bolder, more dynamic terms. Throughout, Hahn presents African Americans as central actors in the arenas of American politics, while emphasizing traditions of self-determination, self-governance, and self-defense.

Contents:

"Slaves at large" : the emancipation process and the terrain of African American politics

Did we miss the greatest slave rebellion in modern history?

Marcus Garvey, the UNIA, and the hidden political history of African Americans.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674053939

0674053931

OCLC:

648759739