Fugitive Science : : Empiricism and Freedom in Early African American Culture / / Britt Rusert.

Honorable Mention, 2019 MLA Prize for a First Book Sole Finalist Mention for the 2018 Lora Romero First Book Prize, presented by the American Studies AssociationExposes the influential work of a group of black artists to confront and refute scientific racism. Traversing the archives of early African...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2017]
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Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:America and the Long 19th Century ; 10
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 19 black and white illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Banneker Age
  • 2. Comparative Anatomies
  • 3. Experiments in Freedom
  • 4. Delany’s Comet
  • 5. Sarah’s Cabinet
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author