Pennsylvania contained the largest concentration of early America’s abolitionist leaders and organizations; making it a necessary and illustrative stage from which to understand how national conversations about the place of free blacks in early America originated and evolved; and; importantly; the role that colonization—supporting the emigration of free and emancipated blacks to Africa—played in national and international antislavery movements. Beverly C. Tomek’s meticulous exploration of the archives of the American Colonization Society; Pennsylvania’s abolitionist societies; and colonizationist leaders (both black and white) enables her to boldly and innovatively demonstrate that; in Philadelphia at least; the American Colonization Society often worked closely with other antislavery groups to further the goals of the abolitionist movement.In Colonization and Its Discontents; Tomek brings a much-needed examination of the complexity of the colonization movement by describing in depth the difference between those who supported colonization for political and social reasons and those who supported it for religious and humanitarian reasons. Finally; she puts the black perspective on emigration into the broader picture instead of treating black nationalism as an isolated phenomenon and examines its role in influencing the black abolitionist agenda.
#746918 in Books Dawn marie Gibson Jamillah Karim 2014-07-11 2014-07-11Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .69 x 6.00l; .0 #File Name: 0814737862288 pagesWomen of the Nation Between Black Protest and Sunni Islam
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Testimony to the Implications of Social IntersectionsBy DeenonthebrainJamillah Karim is an important American Muslim academic. Her observations on African-American Muslim experiences provide significant nuance to the complexities of a rich but often ignored culture. In Women of the Nation; Karim sheds light on the instrumental role the women belonging to the Nation of Islam had on the development of the organization. The Nation of Islam is arguably the most influential Muslim cultural group on Islam being recognized as an American religion. Although the majority of African-American Muslims are not members of The Nation; the organization’s historical importance needs to be appreciated. Through the voices of the women; Karim helps reveal how gender roles within The Nation empowered Black women in a way that was contraindicative of the prevailing white feminism-driven notions about womanhood at the time. The women still faced sexism; and the book shows how the women navigated through them.The stories shared by the women interviewed were powerful and in many ways inspiring. The book also provides a historical touchstone to Islam and Muslim womanhood in the United States as well as the African-American experience. It also is an example of the importance of recognizing the affects social intersections like race; gender; and religion have on one's worldview and ability to affect social change. I look forward to more from Karim.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A very motivating book and a easy read which I loveBy mujiba wadudA very motivating book and a easy read which I love. A good research to utilize if your studying the history of Africa American Women spiritually; religiously and physically.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good ReadBy F. H. StaleyInformative read
