A faithful account of the race : African American historical writing in nineteenth-century America / Stephen G. Hall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hall, Stephen G. (Stephen Gilroy), 1968-

Series:

John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.

The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Historiography.

African Americans.

Historiography--United States--History--19th century.

Historiography.

African Americans--Intellectual life--19th century.

African American historians--History--19th century.

African American historians.

African American intellectuals--History--19th century.

African American intellectuals.

African diaspora--History--19th century.

African diaspora.

United States--Intellectual life--19th century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The civil rights and black power movements expanded popular awareness of the history and culture of African Americans. But, as Stephen Hall observes, African American authors, intellectuals, ministers, and abolitionists had been writing the history of the black experience since the 1800's. With this book, Hall recaptures and reconstructs a rich but largely overlooked tradition of historical writing by African Americans.Hall charts the origins, meanings, methods, evolution, and maturation of African American historical writing from the period of the Early Republic to the twentieth-century

Contents:

Troubling the pages of historians : African American intellectuals and historical writing in the early republic, 1817-1837

To present a just view of our origin : creating an African American historical discourse, 1837-1850

The destiny of the colored people : African American history between compromise and jubilee, 1850-1863

The historical mind of emancipation : writing African American history at the dawn of freedom, 1863-1882

Advancement in numbers, knowledge, and power : African American history in post-reconstruction America, 1883-1915

To smite the rock of knowledge : the Black academy and the professionalization of history.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-88-908844-2-8

979-88-9313-382-0

1-4696-0536-8

0-8078-9919-4

OCLC:

500622258