While much is known about the white men and women who were involved in the anti-slavery movement; the black abolitionists have been largely ignored. This book; written by one of America's leading black historians; sets the record straight. As Benjamin Quarles shows; blacks were anything but passive in the abolitionist movement. Many of the pioneers of abolition were black; dozens of black preachers and writers actively promoted the cause; black organizations were founded to support their brothers; black ambassadors for freedom crossed the Atlantic; blacks were instrumental in the operation of the Underground Railroad. Quarles puts it eloquently: â€To the extent that America had a revolutionary tradition [the black American] was its protagonist no less than its symbol.â€
#1186045 in Books Erika Wolf 2016-10-03Original language:English 12.20 x 1.30 x 9.40l; .0 #File Name: 0300219180368 pagesAleksandr Zhitomirsky Photomontage as a Weapon of World War II and the Cold War
Review
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A Master Propagandist: Aleksandr ZhitomirskyBy HenryI had the privledge of seeing an exhibition of Aleksandr Zhitomirsky's photomontages at the Art Institute of Chicago (who also published the book) and I must say that they are some of the most thought provoking pieces of propaganda I've ever seen. Though I much prefer his anti-Nazi satire and propaganda works; some of his works parodying American society and capitalism in general are both hilarious and worthy of academic study. Zhitomirsky's Soviet propaganda should be held in as high esteem as we hold Sergei Eisenstein or Dziga Vertov theories of montage and cinematic works. A must have for anyone interested in any of these topics: Soviet and Cold War history; photomontage; propaganda pieces and Soviet montage theory.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. If you like propoganda art...By VikiSaw this exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago. We are huge WWI and WWII fans so the war propaganda art was of particular interest. This is a great book for both the artist and propoganda art.
