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Verfasst von:Johnson, Andre E. [VerfasserIn]   i
Titel:No future in this country
Titelzusatz:the prophetic pessimism of Bishop Henry McNeal Turner
Verf.angabe:Andre E. Johnson
Verlagsort:Jackson
Verlag:University Press of Mississippi
E-Jahr:2020
Jahr:[2020]
Umfang:viii, 204 Seiten
Format:24 cm
Gesamttitel/Reihe:Race, rhetoric & media
Fussnoten:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:978-1-4968-3069-2
 978-1-4968-3070-8
 1-4968-3070-9
 1-4968-3069-5
Abstract:"No Future in This Country: The Prophetic Pessimism of Bishop Henry McNeal Turner is a history of the career of Bishop Henry McNeal Turner (1834-1915), specifically focusing on his work from 1896 to 1915. Drawing on the copious amount of material from Turner's speeches, editorial, and open and private letters, Andre E. Johnson tells a story of how Turner provided rhetorical leadership during a period in which America defaulted on many of the rights and privileges gained for African Americans during Reconstruction. Unlike many of his contemporaries during this period, Turner did not opt to proclaim an optimistic view of race relations. Instead, Johnson argues that Turner adopted a prophetic persona of a pessimistic prophet who not only spoke truth to power but, in so doing, also challenged and pushed African Americans to believe in themselves. At this time in his life, Turner had no confidence in American institutions or that the American people would live up to the promises outlined in their sacred documents. While he argued that emigration was the only way for African Americans to retain their "personhood" status, he also would come to believe that African Americans would never emigrate to Africa. He argued that many African Americans were so oppressed and so stripped of agency because they were surrounded by continued negative assessments of their personhood that belief in emigration was not possible. Turner's position limited his rhetorical options, but by adopting a pessimistic prophetic voice that bore witness to the atrocities African Americans faced, Turner found space for his oratory, which reflected itself within the lament tradition of prophecy"--
Schlagwörter:(p)Turner, Henry M.   i / (s)Prophetie   i / (s)Pessimismus   i
Sprache:eng
Bibliogr. Hinweis:Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Johnson, Andre E., 1964 - : No Future in This Country. - Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2020. - 1 online resource (209 pages)
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Sach-SW:African Americans ; Social conditions
 Bishops
 Biographies
 Noirs américains ; Conditions sociales ; 19e siècle
 Noirs américains ; Conditions sociales ; 20e siècle
 Turner, Henry McNeal ; 1834-1915
 African Methodist Episcopal Church
 1800-1999
 Biographies
 Biographies
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