Force and freedom : black abolitionists and the politics of violence / Kellie Carter Jackson.

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"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 mobi...

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Main Author: Jackson, Kellie Carter (Author)
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2019]
Series:America in the nineteenth century.
Subjects:
1800-1899
African American abolitionists > History > 19th century.
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
Violence > Political aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Political violence > United States > History > 19th century.
African American abolitionists.
Antislavery movements.
Political violence.
Violence > Political aspects.
United States.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 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.