Description |
xi, 333 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-309) and index. |
Contents |
Part I: African voluntary associations and the rise of Black spiritual culture -- A taunt from the oppressed: the west African institutional legacy in New York City, 1644-1783 -- Raising Mother Zion: the fusion of African and British institutions in New York, 1784-1822 -- The liberating power of the cross: the NYAS and the African encounter with the Protestant ethic, 1774-1796 -- "The aristocracy of character": African societies and the moral consequence of nationalism, 1784-1845 -- Part II: African voluntary associations and the making of the public sphere -- "The inmates of my sanctum sanctorum": African voluntary associations and the public sphere, 1808-1845 -- In the company of Black men: manhood and obligation in the African confraternity, 1808-1857 -- "A single voice": African societies, the press, and the public sphere, 1827-1861 -- When Black men spoke of freedom: voluntary associations and nationalist culture, 1809-1865 -- Part III: The transformation of African American voluntarism -- "The gaudy carnival": the African declension in the NYASMR, 1863-1945 -- "Shall it be a woman?": the transformation of Black men's voluntarism, 1865-1960. |
Subject |
African American men -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs.
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African American men. |
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New York (State) -- New York. |
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Manners and customs. |
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African American men -- New York (State) -- New York -- Societies, etc.
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Voluntarism -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
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Voluntarism. |
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History. |
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African American men -- New York (State) -- New York -- Religion.
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Religion. |
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Black nationalism -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
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Black nationalism. |
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African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Relations with Africans.
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African Americans. |
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Relations with Africans. |
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Africa, West -- Civilization.
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West Africa. |
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Civilization. |
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Africa, West -- Religious life and customs.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Civilization.
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National Book Committee. |
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United States -- Civilization -- African influences.
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United States. |
ISBN |
0814793681 cloth acid-free paper |
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9780814793688 cloth acid-free paper |
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081479369x paperback |
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