Origins of the African American jeremiad : the rhetorical strategies of social protest and activism, 1760-1861 / Willie J. Harrell, Jr.

"In the moralistic texts of jeremiadic discourse, authors lament the condition of society, utilizing prophecy as a means of predicting its demise. This study delves beneath the socio-religious and cultural exterior of the American jeremiadic tradition to unveil the complexities of African American j...

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Main Author: Harrell, Willie J., Jr
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2011.
Subjects:
African Americans > History > To 1863.
African American messianism > History.
Jeremiads > United States > History and criticism.
African Americans > Race identity.
American prose literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
Enslaved persons' writings, American > History and criticism.
Civil religion > United States > History.
United States > Race relations > History.
Physical Description:231 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction mapping the African American jeremiad
  • The great tradition of black protest : characteristics of the African American jeremiad
  • Early development
  • The African American jeremiad, the Constitution and Declaration of Independence
  • Black nationalism in the early republic
  • Black women Jeremiahs
  • The age of abolitionism
  • The transatlantic African American jeremiad
  • The black Canadian jeremiad
  • Conclusion : the great tradition of black protest continues-black consciousness, empowerment, and activism.