An illuminating look at the concepts of race, nation, and equality in eighteenth-and
nineteenth-century America, The idea that" all men are created equal" is as close to a …

In April 1831, a white abolitionist contributor to William Lloyd Garrison's Liberator, identifying
himself as" TT," reported two highly contrasting" dreams" he had experienced. Each foretold …

Around 1790, two young sisters born into a slaveholding free black family began instructing
Antiguan slaves in literacy and Christianity. The sisters, Anne (1768–1834) and Elizabeth …

In 1852, enslaved people's great champion lampooned Americans who rejoiced on the
Fourth of July while millions wore chains. Although widely lauded by historians, Frederick …

This study examines the interaction of belles lettres, partisanship, and gender during the
years from 1790 to 1812. It focuses on members of two Federalist literary circles, the …

Bearing in mind recent analyses of the relationship between race and liber-alism in Olaudah
Equiano's Interesting Narrative (1789), it is perhaps wise to read this pioneering black …

Since the inception of the United States, many of those who have spoken for and to the
nation have struggled to define and defend a coherent American nationalism. This article …

African-American political thought finds its premises in European philosophical traditions.
But these traditions often challenge African-American humanity which African-American …

Vermont's history is marked by fierce independence, generosity of spirit and the saga of
human life along its steep slopes and fertile valleys. Meet the widow who outwitted Tories …

Chapter one contains the introduction to the research problem, delimitations of the study,
research questions, definitions of key terms, procedural overview, and research …