Alexander Crummell : A Study of Civilization and Discontent.
Title:
Alexander Crummell : A Study of Civilization and Discontent.
Author:
Moses, Wilson Jeremiah.
ISBN:
9780195364088
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (391 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Early Years (1819-1840) -- 3. The Struggles of a Young Priest (1841-1847) -- 4. Arrival in England (1848-1849) -- 5. Cambridge Influences (1849-1853) -- 6. Adjustment to Africa (1853-1861) -- 7. Changing Attitudes in America and a Visit Home (1853-1863) -- 8. Liberia College and the Politics of Knowledge (1863-1867) -- 9. Last Battles with the Bishop (1867-1870) -- 10. Missionary Work and Final Disillusionment (1870-1872) -- 11. Reconsidering the Destiny of Black Americans (1872-1882) -- 12. A Man of Mark (1882-1894) -- 13. Pastor Emeritus (1894-1896) -- 14. Tuskegee Under Fire: The American Negro Academy (1896-1898) -- 15. Crummell's Universality and Significance -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Appendix: Constitution and By-Laws of the American Negro Academy -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Abstract:
Based on much new information, this biography examines the life and times of one of the most prominent African-American intellectuals of the nineteenth century. Crummell, educated at Queen's College, Cambridge, lived for almost twenty years in the Republic of Liberia as an Episcopal missionary, then accepted a pastorate in Washington, D.C., and founded the American Negro Academy, influencing W.E.B. Du Bois and future progenitors of the Garvey movement. A pivotal nineteenth-century thinker, Crummell is essential to any understanding of twentieth-century black nationalism.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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