The Resource Black freethinkers : a history of African American secularism, Christopher Cameron
Black freethinkers : a history of African American secularism, Christopher Cameron
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The item Black freethinkers : a history of African American secularism, Christopher Cameron represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries.
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- Summary
- "This book is a political and intellectual history of black freethought during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Beginning its analysis in the era of slavery, "Black Freethinkers" demonstrates an alternative origin to nonbelief and religious skepticism in America, namely the brutality of the institution of slavery. The book then turns to the growth of atheism and agnosticism among African Americans in two major political and intellectual movements of the 1920s: the New Negro Renaissance and the growth of black socialism and communism. A final chapter explores the critical importance of freethought among participants in the Civil Rights and Black Power movements of the 1960s and 1970s. Key figures in this narrative include well-known people such as Frederick Douglass, Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, and Alice Walker, as well as lesser known thinkers such as Louise Thompson Patterson, Sarah Webster Fabio, and David Cincore. The study employs a diverse array of sources, including slave narratives, travel accounts, novels, poetry, memoirs, newspapers, and archival sources such as church records, sermons, and letters. The central argument of the book is that freethought, which includes atheism, agnosticism, and non-traditional religious orientations such as deism and paganism, has been a central component of black political and intellectual life from the 19th century to the present. Contrary to historical and popular depictions of African Americans as naturally religious, this study demonstrates the great diversity in black religious thought and makes an important contribution to our understanding of black intellectual history"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 236 pages).
- Contents
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- Slavery and reconstruction
- The New Negro Renaissance
- Socialism and communism
- Civil rights and Black Power
- Isbn
- 9780810140806
- Label
- Black freethinkers : a history of African American secularism
- Title
- Black freethinkers
- Title remainder
- a history of African American secularism
- Statement of responsibility
- Christopher Cameron
- Subject
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- African Americans -- Religion
- African Americans -- Religion
- Electronic books
- Free thought
- Free thought
- Free thought
- HISTORY -- General
- History
- History
- Secularism
- Secularism
- Secularism -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Secularism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States
- United States
- 1800-1999
- African Americans -- Religion
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "This book is a political and intellectual history of black freethought during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Beginning its analysis in the era of slavery, "Black Freethinkers" demonstrates an alternative origin to nonbelief and religious skepticism in America, namely the brutality of the institution of slavery. The book then turns to the growth of atheism and agnosticism among African Americans in two major political and intellectual movements of the 1920s: the New Negro Renaissance and the growth of black socialism and communism. A final chapter explores the critical importance of freethought among participants in the Civil Rights and Black Power movements of the 1960s and 1970s. Key figures in this narrative include well-known people such as Frederick Douglass, Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, and Alice Walker, as well as lesser known thinkers such as Louise Thompson Patterson, Sarah Webster Fabio, and David Cincore. The study employs a diverse array of sources, including slave narratives, travel accounts, novels, poetry, memoirs, newspapers, and archival sources such as church records, sermons, and letters. The central argument of the book is that freethought, which includes atheism, agnosticism, and non-traditional religious orientations such as deism and paganism, has been a central component of black political and intellectual life from the 19th century to the present. Contrary to historical and popular depictions of African Americans as naturally religious, this study demonstrates the great diversity in black religious thought and makes an important contribution to our understanding of black intellectual history"--
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- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1983-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Cameron, Christopher
- Dewey number
- 211.408996073
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- BL2747.5
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Critical insurgencies
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Free thought
- African Americans
- Secularism
- Secularism
- HISTORY
- African Americans
- Free thought
- Secularism
- United States
- Label
- Black freethinkers : a history of African American secularism, Christopher Cameron
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- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Slavery and reconstruction -- The New Negro Renaissance -- Socialism and communism -- Civil rights and Black Power
- Control code
- 1110489837
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 236 pages).
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780810140806
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctvkz1mwr
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1110489837
- Label
- Black freethinkers : a history of African American secularism, Christopher Cameron
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Slavery and reconstruction -- The New Negro Renaissance -- Socialism and communism -- Civil rights and Black Power
- Control code
- 1110489837
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 236 pages).
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780810140806
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctvkz1mwr
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1110489837
Subject
- African Americans -- Religion
- African Americans -- Religion
- Electronic books
- Free thought
- Free thought
- Free thought
- HISTORY -- General
- History
- History
- Secularism
- Secularism
- Secularism -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Secularism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States
- United States
- 1800-1999
- African Americans -- Religion
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