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Unity and Uplift
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Any attempt to reverse the condition of African Americans in New England had to consider what a small fraction of the overall population they were. Success depended upon unity of African Americans and changing attitudes and behaviors of white New Englanders. This chapter analyzes those efforts from what to call themselves to creating black institutions to enlisting white support. Activists in the 1830s largely focused on the tactic of uplift, primarily meaning education and self-improvement societies. The idea was that African Americans needed to improve themselves to reduce white prejudice as well as for their own well-being. This chapter also includes discussions of colonization, white allies (including Garrison, The Liberator, and antislavery societies), racism within abolitionist ranks, and the appearance of “scientific” racism.
Title: Unity and Uplift
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Any attempt to reverse the condition of African Americans in New England had to consider what a small fraction of the overall population they were.
Success depended upon unity of African Americans and changing attitudes and behaviors of white New Englanders.
This chapter analyzes those efforts from what to call themselves to creating black institutions to enlisting white support.
Activists in the 1830s largely focused on the tactic of uplift, primarily meaning education and self-improvement societies.
The idea was that African Americans needed to improve themselves to reduce white prejudice as well as for their own well-being.
This chapter also includes discussions of colonization, white allies (including Garrison, The Liberator, and antislavery societies), racism within abolitionist ranks, and the appearance of “scientific” racism.
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