Evangelicalism and the Politics of Reform in Northern Black Thought, 1776-1863

by Rita Roberts

Book Overview

During the revolutionary age and in the early republic, when racial ideologies were evolving and slavery expanding, some northern blacks surprisingly came to identify very strongly with the American cause and to take pride in calling themselves American. In this intriguing study, Rita Roberts explores this phenomenon and offers an in-depth examination of the intellectual underpinnings of antebellum black activists. She shows how conversion to Christianity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807137081
• ISBN13: 9780807137086
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"