| Description |
xi, 274 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-265) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction. Recovering the lost soundtrack of American social visionaries -- Seeing children of God or children of the devil in Massachusetts Bay -- Singing nonconformist and Anglican hymns in the 18th century -- Asserting racial equality with sacred verse in early America -- Debating blacks' and Indians' humanity in the early republic -- Affirming the humanity of early-antebellum blacks and Indians -- Making space for Indians in early antebellum fiction, or not -- Struggling to enlist support for the Cherokee people -- Legitimating black emancipation with blacks' voices -- Singing communities and the American anti-slavery society -- Making space for blacks in late antebellum American fiction -- Conclusion. Tracing the legacy of sacred music and American racial equality. |
| Summary |
Before the American Civil War, men and women who imagined a multiracial American society (social visionaries) included Protestant sacred music in their speeches and writings. Music affirmed the humanity and equality of Indians, whites and blacks and validated blacks and Indians as Americans. In contrast to dominant voices of white racial privilege, social visionaries criticized republican hypocrisy and Christian hypocrisy. Many social visionaries wrote hymns, transcending racial lines and creating a sense of equality among singers and their audience. Singing and reading Protestant sacred music encouraged community formation that led to American human rights activism in the 19th and 20th centuries [Publisher description]. |
| Language |
English. text. |
| Subject |
Hymns -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Hymns. |
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United States. |
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Civil rights movements -- United States -- Songs and music -- History and criticism.
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Civil rights movements. |
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Antislavery movements -- United States -- Songs and music -- History and criticism.
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Antislavery movements. |
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Political ballads and songs -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Political ballads and songs. |
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Fiction -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Fiction -- Social aspects. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| ISBN |
9780786472598 (softcover) (alkaline paper) |
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0786472596 (softcover) (alkaline paper) |
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1476603367 (electronic book) |
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9781476603360 (electronic book) |
| Standard No. |
40022545515 |
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