001476899 000__ 06209nam\a22009615i\4500 001476899 001__ 1476899 001476899 003__ DE-B1597 001476899 005__ 20231017003316.0 001476899 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001476899 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 001476899 008__ 230808t20232023nyu\\\\\o\\d\z\\\\\\eng\d 001476899 020__ $$a9781479823260 001476899 0247_ $$a10.18574/nyu/9781479823260.001.0001$$2doi 001476899 035__ $$a(DE-B1597)642247 001476899 040__ $$aDE-B1597$$beng$$cDE-B1597$$erda 001476899 0410_ $$aeng 001476899 044__ $$anyu$$cUS-NY 001476899 050_4 $$aE441$$b.C593 2023 001476899 072_7 $$aSOC054000$$2bisacsh 001476899 08204 $$a973.7/114$$223/eng/20230105 001476899 1001_ $$aClavin, Matthew J., $$eauthor.$$4aut$$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 001476899 24510 $$aSymbols of Freedom :$$bSlavery and Resistance Before the Civil War /$$cMatthew J. Clavin. 001476899 264_1 $$aNew York, NY : $$bNew York University Press, $$c[2023] 001476899 264_4 $$c©2023 001476899 300__ $$a1 online resource :$$b25 b/w illustrations 001476899 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001476899 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001476899 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001476899 347__ $$atext file$$bPDF$$2rda 001476899 50500 $$tFrontmatter -- $$tContents -- $$tLIST OF FIGURES -- $$tIntroduction: Hail Columbia -- $$tPart I. Contesting -- $$t1. The Flag -- $$t2. The Fourth -- $$t3. The Fifth -- $$tPart II. Fighting -- $$t4. Rebels -- $$t5. Disciples -- $$t6. Radicals -- $$t7. Revolutionaries -- $$tEpilogue: Fighting for Old Glory -- $$tAcknowledgments -- $$tNotes -- $$tIndex -- $$tAbout the Author 001476899 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001476899 520__ $$aHow American symbols inspired enslaved people and their allies to fight for true freedomIn the early United States, anthems, flags, holidays, monuments, and memorials were powerful symbols of an American identity that helped unify a divided people. A language of freedom played a similar role in shaping the new nation. The Declaration of Independence's assertion "that all men are created equal," Patrick Henry's cry of "Give me liberty, or give me death!," and Francis Scott Key's "star-spangled banner" waving over "the land of the free and the home of the brave," were anthemic celebrations of a newly free people. Resonating across the country, they encouraged the creation of a republic where the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" was universal, natural, and inalienable.For enslaved people and their allies, the language and symbols that served as national touchstones made a mockery of freedom. Deriding the ideas that infused the republic's founding, they encouraged an empty American culture that accepted the abstract notion of equality rather than the concrete idea. Yet, as award-winning author Matthew J. Clavin reveals, it was these powerful expressions of American nationalism that inspired forceful and even violent resistance to slavery.Symbols of Freedom is the surprising story of how enslaved people and their allies drew inspiration from the language and symbols of American freedom. Interpreting patriotic words, phrases, and iconography literally, they embraced a revolutionary nationalism that not only justified but generated open opposition. Mindful and proud that theirs was a nation born in blood, these disparate patriots fought to fulfill the republic's promise by waging war against slavery.In a time when the US flag, the Fourth of July, and historical sites have never been more contested, this book reminds us that symbols are living artifacts whose power is derived from the meaning with which we imbue them. 001476899 538__ $$aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. 001476899 546__ $$aIn English. 001476899 5880_ $$aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. 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