The Political Worlds of Slavery and Freedom / / Steven Hahn.

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• VerfasserIn: Hahn, Steven,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Pulitzer Prize-winner Steven Hahn's provocative new book challenges deep-rooted views in the writing of American and African-American history. Moving from slave emancipations of the eighteenth century through slave activity during the Civil War and on to the black power movements of the twentieth century, he asks us to rethink African-American history and politics in bolder, more dynamic terms. Throughout, Hahn presents African Americans as central actors in the arenas of American politics, while emphasizing traditions of self-determination, self-governance, and self-defense.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. "Slaves at Large": The Emancipation Process and the Terrain of African American Politics -- 2. Did We Miss the Greatest Slave Rebellion in Modern History? -- 3. Marcus Garvey, the UNIA, and the Hidden Political History of African Americans -- Appendix -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index