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Frederick Douglass
A Critical Reader
Bill Lawson (Edited by), B Lawson (Author), Frank Kirkland (Edited by)
9780631205784, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 13 December 1998
432 pages
23.1 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.68 kg
"Frederick Douglass and his writings shine as beacons of freedom and hope. Bill Lawson and Frank Kirkland have put us in their debt for commissioning - from the best minds practicing philosophy in the African-American traditions - powerful essays on the philosophical significance of Douglass's work. The book will invigorate Douglass scholarship and philosophy, and fan the embers of our love of freedom and hope." Emmanuel Eze, Bucknell University
In this powerful volume, 15 leading American philosophers examine and critically reassess Douglass's significance for contemporary social and political thought. Philosophically, Douglass's work sought to establish better ways of thinking, especially in the light of his convictions about our humanity and democratic legitimacy - convictions that were culturally and historically shaped by his experience of, and struggle against, the institution of American slavery. Contributors include Bernard R. Boxill, Angela Y. Davis, Lewis R. Gordon, Leonard Harris, Tommy L. Lott, Howard McGary, and John P. Pittman.
List of Contributors ix Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 Part I: Racial Assimilation And Emigration 19 Part II: Natural Law And American's Founding Documents 83 Part III: Enlightenment And Enslavement 143 Part IV: Moral Suasion And Rebellion 205 Part V: Incarcerating And Lynching Black Bodies 311 Part VI: Douglass (1818-95): One Hundred Years Later 363 Selected Bibliography 392 Index 395
Subject Areas: Philosophy [HP]
