Black Abolitionism: A Quest For Human Dignity.

by MITCHELL BEVERLY EILEEN

• ISBN13: 9781570755910
• ISBN10: 1570755914
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-30
• Publisher: Orbis Books

Author Biography

Beverly Eileen Mitchell is an assistant professor of historical theology at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	1	(12)
PART I SLAVERY AND ABOLITIONISM IN AMERICA
1. North American Slavery
An Assault on Human Dignity	13	(16)
Human Bondage in the Ancient World	14	(2)
The Atlantic Slave Trade	16	(2)
Features of Slavery in the United States	18	(2)
The Impact of Racism	20	(4)
North American Slavery: A Closed System	24	(3)
North American Slavery: Some Conclusions	27	(2)
2. Seasons of Abolitionism
Abolitionism in Context	29	(13)
The Colonial Period (1700-1800)	33	(1)
The Gradualist Period (1800-1830)	34	(2)
The Militant Period (1830-1840)	36	(1)
The Early Political Period (1840-1850)	36	(1)
The Late Political Period (1850-1860)	37	(2)
The Civil War Period (1860-1865)	39	(3)
3. Abolitionism in Black and White
Abolitionists in Context	42	(15)
Kraditor's Classification of Abolitionists	43	(2)
White Abolitionists in Kraditor's System	45	(2)
Black Abolitionism in Kraditor's System	47	(3)
Elkins's Classification of Abolitionists	50	(2)
Difficulties in Classification	52	(5)
PART II FREEDOM FIGHTERS AND THE QUEST
4. David Walker	57	(8)
A Rebuke of Hypocrisy	58	(3)
The Sacredness of Humanity	61	(2)
Summary of Walker's Critique	63	(2)
5. James W.C. Pennington	65	(6)
Moral Objections to Slavery	67	(1)
Condemnation of the "Chattel Principle"	68	(2)
Summary of Pennington's Critique	70	(1)
6. Henry Highland Garnet	71	(7)
Solidarity with the Oppressed	72	(1)
The Nature of Black Oppression	73	(1)
Resistance Defended	74	(2)
Summary of Garnet's Critique	76	(2)
7. Samuel Ringgold Ward	78	(13)
The Specter of "Negro-hate"	79	(2)
Racism and the Christian Church	81	(3)
The Political Dimension of Abolitionism	84	(3)
Racial Uplift	87	(2)
A Fugitive Twice Over	89	(1)
Summary of Ward's Critique	90	(1)
8. Black Abolitionism as a Quest for Human Dignity	91	(10)
The Evil of Slavery	91	(1)
The Importance of Education	92	(1)
Resistance to Slavery Justified	92	(1)
America's Religious and Political Hypocrisy	93	(1)
The Fight for Black Dignity	94	(2)
Walker's Attack upon Racism	96	(1)
The Stain of "Negro-hate"	97	(4)
PART III THE ENEMY OF THE QUEST
9. White Supremacy
The Scourge of American Society	101	(21)
Racism and Modernity	102	(2)
Racism and the Defense of Slavery	104	(4)
The Faces of Racism in the North and South	108	(2)
Equality for Some	110	(2)
Racism and Sectional Conflicts	112	(2)
White Supremacy: A Pervasive Phenomenon	114	(1)
A Black Abolitionist Perspective	115	(7)
10. The Specter of Racism Infects Abolitionism	122	(26)
The Conciliatory Approach of Quakers	124	(1)
Emancipation vs. Racial Uplift	125	(1)
Differing Views of Slavery and Freedom	126	(2)
The Moral Suasion Approach	128	(3)
Resistance to All-Black Antislavery Institutions	131	(2)
Romantic Racism	133	(5)
We Are Human!	138	(2)
The Black Abolitionist as a Symbol	140	(2)
Abolitionism as a Joint Effort	142	(6)
11. The Quest Unfulfilled	148	(7)
Black Theologians Echo the Call for Black Dignity	150	(2)
A Quest Unfulfilled	152	(3)
Notes	155	(18)
Bibliography	173	(4)
Index	177