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The Black Newspaper and the Chosen Nation
Benjamin P. Fagan
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Description for The Black Newspaper and the Chosen Nation
Hardcover. Benjamin Fagan shows how the early black press helped shape the relationship between black chosenness and the struggles for black freedom and equality in America, in the process transforming the very notion of a chosen American nation. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12 black & white images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; JFSL3; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
The Black Newspaper and the Chosen Nation shows how antebellum African Americans used the newspaper as a means for translating their belief in black “chosenness” into plans and programs for black liberation. During the decades leading up to the Civil War, the idea that God had marked black Americans as his chosen people on earth became a central article of faith in northern black communities, with black newspaper editors articulating it in their journals.
Benjamin Fagan shows how the early black press helped shape the relationship between black chosenness and the struggles for black freedom and equality in America, ... Read more
The Black Newspaper and the Chosen Nation shows how antebellum African Americans used the newspaper as a means for translating their belief in black “chosenness” into plans and programs for black liberation. During the decades leading up to the Civil War, the idea that God had marked black Americans as his chosen people on earth became a central article of faith in northern black communities, with black newspaper editors articulating it in their journals.
Benjamin Fagan shows how the early black press helped shape the relationship between black chosenness and the struggles for black freedom and equality in America, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820349404
SKU
V9780820349404
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About Benjamin P. Fagan
Benjamin P. Fagan is assistant professor of English and African American studies, University of Arkansas, USA.
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