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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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2023] ©2023 |
Year of Publication: | 2023 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource :; 25 b/w illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- 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