Force and Freedom: Black Abolitionists and the Politics of Violence
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 tactical violence, argues Carter Jackson, abolitionist leaders created the conditions that necessitated the Civil War
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
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| Summary: | 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 tactical violence, argues Carter Jackson, abolitionist leaders created the conditions that necessitated the Civil War Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction. The Philosophy of Force -- Chapter 1. Forcing Freedom: The Limits of Moral Suasion -- Chapter 2. Fight, Flight, and Fugitives: The Fugitive Slave Law and Violence -- Chapter 3. From Prayers to Pistols: The Struggle for Progress -- Chapter 4. Black Leadership: The Silenced Partners of Harpers Ferry -- Chapter 5. A Carbonari Wanted: Violence, Emigration, and the Eve of the Civil War -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (184 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780812295870 |