Présentation
Frederick Douglass in Context provides an in-depth introduction to the multifaceted life and times of Frederick Douglass, the nineteenth-century’s leading black activist and one of the most celebrated American writers. An international team of scholars sheds new light on the environments and communities that shaped Douglass’s career. The book challenges the myth of Douglass as a heroic individualist who towered over family, friends, and colleagues, and reveals instead a man who relied on others and drew strength from a variety of personal and professional relations and networks. This volume offers both a comprehensive representation of Douglass and a series of concentrated studies of specific aspects of his work. It will be a key resource for students, scholars, teachers, and general readers interested in Douglass and his tireless fight for freedom, justice, and equality for all.
Table des matières
Introduction (Michaël Roy)
Part One: Places
1. Baltimore (Lawrence Jackson)
2. The British Isles (Hannah-Rose Murray)
3. Rochester (Nancy A. Hewitt)
4. Washington, DC (John R. McKivigan)
5. Tour of Europe and Egypt (Gary Totten)
6. Haiti (Brandon R. Byrd)
Part Two: Genres
7. Autobiography (Robert S. Levine)
8. Oratory (Bjørn F. Stillion Southard)
9. Journalism (Benjamin Fagan)
10. Fiction (Ivy G. Wilson)
11. Photography (Autumn Womack)
Part Three: Activism
12. Abolition (Kellie Carter Jackson)
13. Temperance (Erica L. Ball)
14. Women’s Rights (Hélène Quanquin)
15. The Civil War (Chandra Manning)
16. Reconstruction and Civil Rights (Douglas R. Egerton)
Part Four: Philosophy
17. Politics (Kelvin C. Black)
18. Law (Jeannine Marie DeLombard)
19. Education (Brigitte Fielder)
20. Religion (Maurice O. Wallace)
21. Science and Technology (Eric Herschthal)
22. Environment (Tony C. Perry)
Part Five: Networks
23. The Underground Railroad (Jesse Olsavsky)
24. Colored Conventions (Jim Casey)
25. Family (Leigh Fought)
26. Correspondence (Fionnghuala Sweeney)
27. Intertextuality (Julia Lee)
Part Six: Afterlives
28. Paratexts (Howard Rambsy II)
29. Deployments: Art (Janet Neary)
30. Deployments: Activism (Nele Sawallisch)
31. Teaching (Julie Husband)
32. Bicentennial (A J Aiséirithe)