The American Enlightenment, 1750-1820This concise literary history of the American Enlightenment captures the varied and conflicting voices of religious and political conviction in the decades when the new nation was formed. Robert Ferguson's trenchant interpretation yields new understanding of this pivotal period for American culture. |
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... slavery . These years of silence , 1789 to 1836 , also mark the period of greatest expansion in American slavery ; the shift from an imported African work force of four hundred thousand in the American colonies to an indigenous slave ...
... slavery . These years of silence , 1789 to 1836 , also mark the period of greatest expansion in American slavery ; the shift from an imported African work force of four hundred thousand in the American colonies to an indigenous slave ...
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... slave . “ I have nothing more to offer than what General Washington would have had to offer , had he been taken by the British and put to trial by them , " responds a black defendant after the Gabriel Prosser slave revolt of 1800. “ I ...
... slave . “ I have nothing more to offer than what General Washington would have had to offer , had he been taken by the British and put to trial by them , " responds a black defendant after the Gabriel Prosser slave revolt of 1800. “ I ...
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... slave audience of the obedience of servant to master , the discussion allows a useful qualification . " Now whether it is right , and lawful , in the sight of God , for them to make slaves of us or not , " Hammon reminds his slave ...
... slave audience of the obedience of servant to master , the discussion allows a useful qualification . " Now whether it is right , and lawful , in the sight of God , for them to make slaves of us or not , " Hammon reminds his slave ...
Contents
What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
Copyright | |
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