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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Autor principal: Jackson, Kellie Carter (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press 2019
En:Año: 2019
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Sumario: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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ISBN:9780812295870