Author : David Howard-Pitney
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 1592134157
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (921 download)
Book Synopsis African American Jeremiad Rev by : David Howard-Pitney
Download or read book African American Jeremiad Rev written by David Howard-Pitney and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2005-08-18 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Begun by Puritans, the American jeremiad, a rhetoric that expresses indignation and urges social change, has produced passionate and persuasive essays and speeches throughout the nation's history. Showing that black leaders have employed this verbal tradition of protest and social prophecy in a way that is specifically African-American, David Howard-Pitney examines the jeremiads of Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells, W.E. B. DuBois, Mary McLeod Bethune, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X, as well as more contemporary figures such as Jesse Jackson and Alan Keyes. This revised and expanded edition demonstrates that the African American jeremiad is a still vibrant tradition, serving as a barometer of faith in America's perfectibility and hope for social justice. Features: a new chapter on Malcolm X updated discussion of Jesse Jackson new discussion of Alan Keyes