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Cross-racial class protest in antebellum American literature / Timothy Helwig.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Helwig, Timothy, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American literature--19th century--History and criticism.
- American literature.
- Working class writings, American--History and criticism.
- Working class writings, American.
- Working class in literature.
- Social classes in literature.
- Race relations in literature.
- African Americans in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (234 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, Massachusetts : University of Massachusetts Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- Historians have long claimed that the antebellum white working class viewed blacks, both free and enslaved, not as allies but enemies.While it is true that racial and ethnic strife among northern workers prevented an effective labor movement from materializing in America prior to the Civil War, Cross-Racial Class Protest in Antebellum American.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter One. Black and White Artisan Heroes
- Chapter Two. The Class Accents of Antislavery Reform
- Chapter Three. The Cross-Racial Appeal of Nativism
- Chapter Four. Class-Accented Sensationalism in the Black and Popular Presses
- Coda
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [191]-209) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61376-742-0
- OCLC:
- 1176276499
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