Author: John Thomas Scharf
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maryland
Languages : en
Pages : 684
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History of Maryland from the Earliest Period to the Present Day: 1765-1812
Author: John Thomas Scharf
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maryland
Languages : en
Pages : 684
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maryland
Languages : en
Pages : 684
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History of Maryland 1765-1812
Author: J.T. Scharf
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5879248275
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 673
Book Description
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5879248275
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 673
Book Description
1765-1812
Author: John Thomas Scharf
Publisher:
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Category : Maryland
Languages : en
Pages : 688
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maryland
Languages : en
Pages : 688
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History of Maryland from the Earliest Period to the Present Day
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History of Maryland from the Earliest Period to the Present Day ...
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Symbols of Freedom
Author: Matthew J. Clavin
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479823252
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
How American symbols inspired enslaved people and their allies to fight for true freedom In the early United States, anthems, flags, holidays, monuments, and memorials were powerful symbols of an American identity that helped unify a divided people. A language of freedom played a similar role in shaping the new nation. The Declaration of Independence’s assertion “that all men are created equal,” Patrick Henry’s cry of “Give me liberty, or give me death!,” and Francis Scott Key’s “star-spangled banner” waving over “the land of the free and the home of the brave,” were anthemic celebrations of a newly free people. Resonating across the country, they encouraged the creation of a republic where the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” was universal, natural, and inalienable. For enslaved people and their allies, the language and symbols that served as national touchstones made a mockery of freedom. Deriding the ideas that infused the republic’s founding, they encouraged an empty American culture that accepted the abstract notion of equality rather than the concrete idea. Yet, as award-winning author Matthew J. Clavin reveals, it was these powerful expressions of American nationalism that inspired forceful and even violent resistance to slavery. Symbols of Freedom is the surprising story of how enslaved people and their allies drew inspiration from the language and symbols of American freedom. Interpreting patriotic words, phrases, and iconography literally, they embraced a revolutionary nationalism that not only justified but generated open opposition. Mindful and proud that theirs was a nation born in blood, these disparate patriots fought to fulfill the republic’s promise by waging war against slavery. In a time when the US flag, the Fourth of July, and historical sites have never been more contested, this book reminds us that symbols are living artifacts whose power is derived from the meaning with which we imbue them.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479823252
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
How American symbols inspired enslaved people and their allies to fight for true freedom In the early United States, anthems, flags, holidays, monuments, and memorials were powerful symbols of an American identity that helped unify a divided people. A language of freedom played a similar role in shaping the new nation. The Declaration of Independence’s assertion “that all men are created equal,” Patrick Henry’s cry of “Give me liberty, or give me death!,” and Francis Scott Key’s “star-spangled banner” waving over “the land of the free and the home of the brave,” were anthemic celebrations of a newly free people. Resonating across the country, they encouraged the creation of a republic where the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” was universal, natural, and inalienable. For enslaved people and their allies, the language and symbols that served as national touchstones made a mockery of freedom. Deriding the ideas that infused the republic’s founding, they encouraged an empty American culture that accepted the abstract notion of equality rather than the concrete idea. Yet, as award-winning author Matthew J. Clavin reveals, it was these powerful expressions of American nationalism that inspired forceful and even violent resistance to slavery. Symbols of Freedom is the surprising story of how enslaved people and their allies drew inspiration from the language and symbols of American freedom. Interpreting patriotic words, phrases, and iconography literally, they embraced a revolutionary nationalism that not only justified but generated open opposition. Mindful and proud that theirs was a nation born in blood, these disparate patriots fought to fulfill the republic’s promise by waging war against slavery. In a time when the US flag, the Fourth of July, and historical sites have never been more contested, this book reminds us that symbols are living artifacts whose power is derived from the meaning with which we imbue them.
History of Maryland from the Earliest Period to the Present Day: 1600-1765
Author: John Thomas Scharf
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 600
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 600
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Revolutionary Camden
Author: Derek Smith
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476696160
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
"Camden seems to have an evil genius about it. Whatever is attempted near that place is unfortunate." These words were spoken by American Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene just days after his defeat at the battle of Hobkirk Hill. With the war at a stalemate in the north, the British had turned their attention to the southern provinces with renewed vigor, and in 1780, the frontier village of Camden, South Carolina, found itself at the bloody epicenter of the American Revolution. This book is a history of Camden during the Revolutionary War, where it functioned as a keystone stronghold in the Crown's plan to quell the rebellion in the Carolinas and Georgia.The scene of two major battles and more than a dozen lesser clashes, Camden represents a brutal yet fascinating chapter in the history of the American Revolution.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476696160
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
"Camden seems to have an evil genius about it. Whatever is attempted near that place is unfortunate." These words were spoken by American Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene just days after his defeat at the battle of Hobkirk Hill. With the war at a stalemate in the north, the British had turned their attention to the southern provinces with renewed vigor, and in 1780, the frontier village of Camden, South Carolina, found itself at the bloody epicenter of the American Revolution. This book is a history of Camden during the Revolutionary War, where it functioned as a keystone stronghold in the Crown's plan to quell the rebellion in the Carolinas and Georgia.The scene of two major battles and more than a dozen lesser clashes, Camden represents a brutal yet fascinating chapter in the history of the American Revolution.
Victim Reparation under the Ius Post Bellum
Author: Shavana Musa
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108471730
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
Takes an in-depth look into the war victim's right to reparation from the seventeenth century until the present day.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108471730
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
Takes an in-depth look into the war victim's right to reparation from the seventeenth century until the present day.
History of Western Maryland
Author: John Thomas Scharf
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806345659
Category : Allegany County (Md.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1776
Book Description
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806345659
Category : Allegany County (Md.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1776
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