The Condition, Elevation, Migration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States Politically Considered (Masterplots II: African American Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Martin Robison Delany
- First Published: 1852
- Type of Work: Essay
- Genres: Nonfiction, Essays
- Subjects: African Americans, Freedom, History, United States or Americans, Power, personal or social, Racism, Slavery or slaves, Interracial relationships, Education or educators, Religion, Political science, Truth
Form and Content
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States Politically Considered is a political essay meant for two audiences—the entire nation and the free black community in the Northern states. It focuses on what Martin Delany called “truths” pertinent to race relations in the United States. Consisting of twenty-three chapters plus an appendix, it covers a wide range of themes on black-white relationships from the colonization of the New World to the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850.
In 1850,...
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