TANGLED VINES: IDEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATIONS OF AFRO-AMERICANS IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY (BLACK NATIONALISM).
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Title
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TANGLED VINES: IDEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATIONS OF AFRO-AMERICANS IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY (BLACK NATIONALISM).
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Identifier
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AAI8409423
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identifier
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8409423
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Creator
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TATE, GAYLE T.
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Contributor
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Allen Ballard
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Date
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1984
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Political Science, General
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Abstract
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This dissertation examines the rise of black nationalism in the free black antebellum community prior to the Civil War. The thesis of this study is that from 1830-1860, black nationalism was the dominant expression of black political thought. The focus of this study is on the common themes, tenets, and the resulting ideological foundations and institutional arrangements that Afro-Americans shaped in their search for common solutions to their plight during this political period. Black nationalism is defined as body of social and political thought expressing the world view that all blacks are linked to each other by virtue of their common history, tradition, and destiny. In its pragmatic sense, black nationalism as a movement is a collective program of blacks uniting towards the goal of liberation.;During the antebellum era, the growth of the black nationalist movement kept pace with the increasing political and economic repression of Afro-Americans. As a countervailing force against the pattern of exclusionary racism emerging in the country, black institutions--church, press, mutual benefit societies, and antislavery organizations--were founded and mobilized in the black community. Sustaining the impetus behind the movement was the ideological element of racial unity, with its supporting themes of racial consciousness and solidarity. Stemming from their recognition of their common oppression, black Americans saw their political movement and destiny in collective terms. The subthesis of this study is that racial unity was the essential unifying element within the black nationalist movement, fostering commonality despite social circumstances or geographic location.;The data for this study came from several sources: the background material depicting the plight of Afro-Americans was drawn from Boston University; Herbert H. Lehman College of the City University of New York; and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The collection extensively used of historians, past and present, writing about antebellum blacks was the Moorland-Spingarn Collection at Howard University, Washington, D.C. The speeches of Frederick Douglass may be found at the Harvard University Library. Current books on antebellum blacks were also located in the Carter Woodson Memorial Collection of the Queensborough Public Library, Queens, New York. All other historical materials, newspapers, and journals were located at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; New York City.
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Political Science
