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Black Reason, White Feeling

The Jeffersonian Enlightenment in the African American Tradition

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The book explores the significant role of Black American intellectuals in shaping and interpreting Thomas Jefferson's Enlightenment principles. Hannah Spahn highlights how figures like David Walker, Lemuel Haynes, Frederick Douglass, and W. E. B. Du Bois engaged critically with Jefferson's ideas, influencing their development and reception. By examining these interactions, the work reveals the philosophical contributions of Black thinkers to Jefferson's legacy and the broader American Enlightenment, positioning their perspectives as essential to understanding this historical narrative.

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Black Reason, White Feeling, Hannah Spahn

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Black Reason, White Feeling
Podtytuł
The Jeffersonian Enlightenment in the African American Tradition
Język
angielski
Rok wydania
2024
Oprawa
miękka
Liczba stron
330
ISBN13
9780813951195
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The book explores the significant role of Black American intellectuals in shaping and interpreting Thomas Jefferson's Enlightenment principles. Hannah Spahn highlights how figures like David Walker, Lemuel Haynes, Frederick Douglass, and W. E. B. Du Bois engaged critically with Jefferson's ideas, influencing their development and reception. By examining these interactions, the work reveals the philosophical contributions of Black thinkers to Jefferson's legacy and the broader American Enlightenment, positioning their perspectives as essential to understanding this historical narrative.