This publication traces the stories of ten black abolitionists, including Douglass, who travelled to Ireland in the decades before the American Civil War, to win support for their cause. The stories of these ten men and women, and their interactions with Ireland, are diverse and remarkable.
This publication traces the stories of ten black abolitionists, including Douglass, who travelled to Ireland in the decades before the American Civil War, to win support for their cause. The stories of these ten men and women, and their interactions with Ireland, are diverse and remarkable.
Christine Kinealy gained her PhD in Trinity College, Dublin. In 2013, she was appointed the founding Director of Ireland's Great Hunger Institute at Quinni- piac University. She has lectured and published extensively on various aspects on modern Irish history, most particularly on the Great Famine and the Irish abolition movement. Her previous publications include Frederick Douglass. In his own words (2 vols. Routledge, 2018).
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1 Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797): 'In every respect on par with Europeans' 2 Moses Roper (1815-1891): 'A religious turn of mind' 3 Charles Lenox Remond (1810-1873): 'A mission of humanity' 4 Frederick Douglass (1818-1895): 'Agitate, Agitate, Agitate!' 5 William Wells Brown (c.1814-1884): 'A cultivated fugitive' 6 Henry Highland Garnet (1815-1882): 'A staunch new organizationist' 7 Edmund Kelly (1817-1884): 'A family redeemed from bondage' 8 Samuel Ringgold Ward (1817-c.1866): 'A Christian abolitionist'? 9 Benjamin Benson (1818-?): 'Drunkenness ... worse than slavery' 10 Sarah Parker Remond (1826-1894): 'Remarkably feminine and graceful' Bibliography
Introduction 1 Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797): 'In every respect on par with Europeans' 2 Moses Roper (1815-1891): 'A religious turn of mind' 3 Charles Lenox Remond (1810-1873): 'A mission of humanity' 4 Frederick Douglass (1818-1895): 'Agitate, Agitate, Agitate!' 5 William Wells Brown (c.1814-1884): 'A cultivated fugitive' 6 Henry Highland Garnet (1815-1882): 'A staunch new organizationist' 7 Edmund Kelly (1817-1884): 'A family redeemed from bondage' 8 Samuel Ringgold Ward (1817-c.1866): 'A Christian abolitionist'? 9 Benjamin Benson (1818-?): 'Drunkenness ... worse than slavery' 10 Sarah Parker Remond (1826-1894): 'Remarkably feminine and graceful' Bibliography
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