Frederick Douglass in Context

ISBN-13: 9781108478731 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 450 str.

Michaël Roy

Opis

This book places Frederick Douglass in a variety of geographical, political, social, cultural, and literary contexts of his time.

Recenzje

'This engaging, ambitious, multidisciplinary collection examines the life and career of famous 19th-century American abolitionist and human rights leader Frederick Douglass. … It should be required reading for any scholar of African American history. … Essential.' P. F. Rubio, Choice

Spis treści

List of illustrations; List of contributors; Chronology Maurice S. Lee; List of Abbreviations; Introduction Michaël Roy; Part I. Places; 1. Baltimore Lawrence Jackson; 2. The British Isles Hannah-Rose Murray; 3. Rochester Nancy A. Hewitt; 4. Washington, DC John R. McKivigan; 5. Tour of Europe and Egypt Gary Totten; 6. Haiti Brandon R. Byrd; Part II. Genres; 7. Autobiography Robert S. Levine; 8. Oratory Bjørn F. Stillion Southard; 9. Journalism Benjamin Fagan; 10. Fiction Ivy G. Wilson; 11. Photography Autumn Womack; Part III. Activism; 12. Abolition Kellie Carter Jackson; 13. Temperance Erica L. Ball; 14. Women's rights Hélène Quanquin; 15. The civil war Chandra Manning; 16. Reconstruction and civil rights Douglas R. Egerton; Part IV. Philosophy; 17. Politics Kelvin C. Black; 18. Law Jeannine Marie Delombard; 19. Education Brigitte Fielder; 20. Religion Maurice O. Wallace; 21. Science and technology Eric Herschthal; 22. Environment Tony C. Perry; Part V. Networks; 23. The underground railroad Jesse Olsavsky; 24. Colored conventions Jim Casey; 25. Family Leigh Fought; 26. Correspondence Fionnghuala Sweeney; 27. Intertextuality Julia Lee; Part VI. Afterlifes; 28. Paratexts Howard Rambsy II; 29. Deployments: activism Nele Sawallisch; 30. Deployments: art Janet Neary; 31. Teaching Julie Husband; 32. Bicentennial A. J. Aiséirithe; Further reading; Index.