Symbols of Freedom : : Slavery and Resistance Before the Civil War / / Matthew J. Clavin.
How American symbols inspired enslaved people and their allies to fight for true freedomIn the early United States, anthems, flags, holidays, monuments, and memorials were powerful symbols of an American identity that helped unify a divided people. A language of freedom played a similar role in shap...
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Clavin, Matthew J., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Symbols of Freedom : Slavery and Resistance Before the Civil War / Matthew J. Clavin. New York, NY : New York University Press, [2023] ©2023 1 online resource : 25 b/w illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- LIST OF FIGURES -- Introduction: Hail Columbia -- Part I. Contesting -- 1. The Flag -- 2. The Fourth -- 3. The Fifth -- Part II. Fighting -- 4. Rebels -- 5. Disciples -- 6. Radicals -- 7. Revolutionaries -- Epilogue: Fighting for Old Glory -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star How American symbols inspired enslaved people and their allies to fight for true freedomIn the early United States, anthems, flags, holidays, monuments, and memorials were powerful symbols of an American identity that helped unify a divided people. A language of freedom played a similar role in shaping the new nation. The Declaration of Independence’s assertion “that all men are created equal,” Patrick Henry’s cry of “Give me liberty, or give me death!,” and Francis Scott Key’s “star-spangled banner” waving over “the land of the free and the home of the brave,” were anthemic celebrations of a newly free people. Resonating across the country, they encouraged the creation of a republic where the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” was universal, natural, and inalienable.For enslaved people and their allies, the language and symbols that served as national touchstones made a mockery of freedom. Deriding the ideas that infused the republic’s founding, they encouraged an empty American culture that accepted the abstract notion of equality rather than the concrete idea. Yet, as award-winning author Matthew J. Clavin reveals, it was these powerful expressions of American nationalism that inspired forceful and even violent resistance to slavery.Symbols of Freedom is the surprising story of how enslaved people and their allies drew inspiration from the language and symbols of American freedom. Interpreting patriotic words, phrases, and iconography literally, they embraced a revolutionary nationalism that not only justified but generated open opposition. Mindful and proud that theirs was a nation born in blood, these disparate patriots fought to fulfill the republic’s promise by waging war against slavery.In a time when the US flag, the Fourth of July, and historical sites have never been more contested, this book reminds us that symbols are living artifacts whose power is derived from the meaning with which we imbue them. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Aug 2023) Antislavery movements United States History 19th century. National characteristics, American History. Rhetoric Political aspects United States History. Signs and symbols United States History. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery. bisacsh Abolition. American Flag. Declaration of Independence. Fourth of July. Nationalism. Patriotism. Revolution. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English 9783111319292 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 9783111318912 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Sociology 2023 English 9783111319261 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Sociology 2023 9783111318806 ZDB-23-DSL Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023 9783110751635 https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479823260.001.0001 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479823260 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781479823260/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- LIST OF FIGURES -- Introduction: Hail Columbia -- Part I. Contesting -- 1. The Flag -- 2. The Fourth -- 3. The Fifth -- Part II. Fighting -- 4. Rebels -- 5. Disciples -- 6. Radicals -- 7. Revolutionaries -- Epilogue: Fighting for Old Glory -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author |
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