"Friends of the Negro! Fly with me, The path is open to the sea": Remembering the Haitian Revolution in the History, Music, and Culture of the African American People

"Friends of the Negro! Fly with me, The path is open to the sea": Remembering the Haitian Revolution in the History, Music, and Culture of the African American People

This essay explores how the images, representations, and ideals of the Haitian Revolution and its leader, Toussaint Louverture, have been replicated in the history, music, art, and culture of African American people in the United States over the past two centuries.

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Veröffentlicht in:Early American studies 2008-04, Vol.6 (1), p.59-103
1. Verfasser: JACKSON, MAURICE
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
African American art
African American culture
African American studies
African Americans
American history
American studies
Analysis
Black history
Criticism and interpretation
Influence
Jazz
Latin American culture
Louverture, Toussaint
Music
Political revolutions
Revolutions
Slavery
Slaves
United States history
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Zusammenfassung:This essay explores how the images, representations, and ideals of the Haitian Revolution and its leader, Toussaint Louverture, have been replicated in the history, music, art, and culture of African American people in the United States over the past two centuries.
ISSN:1543-4273
1559-0895
1559-0895
DOI:10.1353/eam.2008.0001