Liberation historiography : African American writers and the challenge of history, 1794-1861

Publication Data

• Title Liberation historiography : African American writers and the challenge of history, 1794-1861
• Author John Ernest
• Publisher University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date 2004
• Publication location Chapel Hill
• Language English

Contents

The theater of history
Scattered lives, scattered documents : writing liberation history
Multiple lives and lost narratives : (auto)biography as history
The assembly of history : orations and conventions
Our warfare lies in the field of thought : the African American
Press and the work of history
Epilogue : William Wells Brown and the performance of history.

Topics

• African Americans :: History :: To 1863 :: Historiography
• African American historians :: History :: 18th century
• African American historians :: History :: 19th century
• Historiography :: United States :: History :: 18th century
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Liberation historiography : African American writers and the challenge of history, 1794-1861 by John Ernest. ISBN 0807855219. Published by University of North Carolina Press in 2004. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.