Their Right to Speak
Author | : Alisse PORTNOY |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 307 |
Release | : 2009-06-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674042223 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674042220 |
Rating | : 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Download or read book Their Right to Speak written by Alisse PORTNOY and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking study, Portnoy links antebellum Indian removal debates with crucial, simultaneous debates about African Americans--abolition of slavery and African colonization--revealing ways European American women negotiated prohibitions to make their voices heard. Situating the debates within contemporary, competing ideas about race, religion, and nation, Portnoy examines the means by which women argued for a "right to speak" on national policy.