Many books, both popular and scholarly, have examined racism in
the United States, but this unique volume is the first to examine
the existence of anti-racism in the first two hundred years of U.S.
history. Herbert Aptheker challenges the view that racism was
universally accepted by whites. His book thoroughly debunks the
myth that white people never cared about the plight of
African-Americans until just before the outbreak of the Civil
War.
Covering the period from the 1600s through the 1860s, Aptheker
begins with a short introduction and a questioning of racisM's
pervasiveness, taking examples of anti-racism from the literature.
He then devotes sections to sexual relations, racism and
anti-racism, to joint struggles to reject racism, and to a
discussion of Gregoire, Banneker, and Jeffersonianism. Next he
considers inferiority as viewed by poets, preachers, and teachers
and by entrepreneuers, seamen, and cowboys. After a consideration
of the Quakers, he turns his attention to the American and French
revolutions and racism and to the Republic's early years and
racism. Aptheker then devotes several sections to Abolitionism and
concludes the work with the the Crisis Decade, the Civil War,
Emancipation, and anti-racism. This book by a well-known scholar in
the field will be of interest to all concerned with U.S. history
and African American history.
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 1993 |
First published: |
August 1993 |
Authors: |
Herbert Aptheker
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Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
264 |
Edition: |
New Ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-275-94808-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
0-275-94808-0 |
Barcode: |
9780275948085 |
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