The Black newspaper and the chosen nation / Benjamin Fagan.
| Author/creator | Fagan, Benjamin author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2016] |
| Copyright Date | ©2016 |
| Description | 1 online resource (xi, 186 pages) : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: the records of black chosenness -- Acting chosen -- Prophecies for a chosen nation -- Revolutionary chosenness -- The limits of black chosenness -- Joining the chosen army -- Conclusion: the ends of black chosenness. |
| Abstract | "The Black Newspaper and the Chosen Nation shows how antebellum African-Americans used the newspaper as a means of translating their belief in black "chosenness" into plans and programs for black liberation. During the decades leading up to the Civil War, the idea that God had marked black Americans as his chosen people on earth became a central article of faith in northern black communities, with black newspaper editors articulating it in their journals. Benjamin Fagan examines how the early black press helped shape the relationship between black chosenness and the struggles for black freedom and equality in America, in the process transforming the very notion of a chosen American nation. Exploring how cultures of print helped antebellum black Americans apply their faith to struggles grand and small, The Black Newspaper and the Chosen Nation uses the vast and neglected archive of the early black press to shed new light on many of the central figures and questions of African American studies."--Publisher's description |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Language | English. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Fagan, Benjamin. Black newspaper and the chosen nation. Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2016] 9780820349404 |
| Issued in other form | 9780820354699 |
| Issued in other form | 0820354694 |
| Issued in other form | 9780820349404 |
| Issued in other form | 0820349402 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2015037495 |
| ISBN | 0820349399 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9780820349398 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
| Stock number | 928630 MIL |
| Stock number | 22573/ctt189v0fz JSTOR |
| Stock number | 37FF9662-DA82-4BBB-BF7E-B89709792BD8 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |