Kellie Carter Jackson

Force and Freedom

Black Abolitionists and the Politics of Violence

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Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 313g
• ISBN-13: 9780812224702
• ISBN-10: 0812224701
• Artikelnr.: 59909047

Autorenporträt

Kellie Carter Jackson

Inhaltsangabe

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