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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Jackson, Kellie Carter
Titre(s) : Force and freedom [Texte imprimé] : black abolitionists and the politics of violence / Kellie Carter Jackson
Publication : Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, copyright 2019
Description matérielle : 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection : America in the nineteenth century
Lien à la collection : America in the nineteenth century
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-202) and index
"In Force and Freedom, Kellie Carter Jackson provides the first historical analysis
exclusively focused on the tactical use of violence among antebellum black activists.
Through rousing public speeches, the bourgeoning black press, and the formation of
militia groups, black abolitionist leaders mobilized their communities, compelled
national action, and drew international attention. Drawing on the precedent and pathos
of the American and Haitian Revolutions, African American abolitionists used violence
as a political language and a means of provoking social change. Through tactical violence,
argues Carter Jackson, black abolitionist leaders accomplished what white nonviolent
abolitionists could not: creating the conditions that necessitated the Civil War.
Force and Freedom takes readers beyond the honorable politics of moral suasion and
the romanticism of the Underground Railroad and into an exploration of the agonizing
decisions, strategies, and actions of the black abolitionists who, though lacking
an official political voice, were nevertheless responsible for instigating monumental
social and political change."--Publisher's web-site
Sujet(s) : Noirs américains -- Politique et gouvernement -- 19e siècle
Mouvements antiesclavagistes -- États-Unis -- 19e siècle
Violence politique -- États-Unis -- 19e siècle
Indice(s) Dewey :
326.809 7 (23e éd.) = Émancipation (esclavage) - Amérique du Nord
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780812251159. - ISBN 0812251156
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45736551q
Notice n° :
FRBNF45736551
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction : the philosophy of force ; Forcing freedom : the limits of moral suasion
; Fight, flight, and fugitives : the Fugitive Slave Law and violence ; From prayers
to pistols : the struggle for progress ; Black leadership : the silenced partners
of Harpers Ferry ; A Carbonari wanted : violence, emigration, and the eve of the
Civil War.
