When I Can Read My Title Clear: Literacy, Slavery, and Religion in the Antebellum South

by Janet Duitsman Cornelius

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This is the first study to focus on the roots of slavery in the African-American drive for literacy and schooling that exploded immediately after the American Civil War. The author examines why blacks valued literacy, how it played an integral part in the black church, and how it served as an instrument of political resistance in the African-American community under slavery. Cornelius also explores the complexities and contradictions in the roles...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0872498719

ISBN13:9780872498716

Release Date:October 1992

Publisher:University of South Carolina Press

Length:215 Pages

Weight:0.88 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

19th Century African-American Studies Discrimination & Racism History Minority Studies Politics & Social Sciences Race Relations Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics

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