Robert J. Allison
Autor/a de The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Written by Himself
Sobre l'autor
Robert J. Allison is professor of history at Suffolk University
Obres de Robert J. Allison
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Written by Himself (1789) — Editor — 359 exemplars
The Essential Debate on the Constitution: Federalist and Antifederalist Speeches and Writings (2018) — Editor — 48 exemplars
History in Dispute - American Social and Political Movements, 1945-2000: Pursuit of Liberty (History in Dispute) (1999) 9 exemplars
Imperial Reform - The Sugar and Stamp Acts 1 exemplars
The Atlantic Slave Trade and South Carolina 1 exemplars
The New York Conspiracy of 1741 1 exemplars
The Great Awakening 1 exemplars
The Albany Conference of 1754 1 exemplars
The Great War for Empire 1 exemplars
Pontiac’s Revolt against the Empire 1 exemplars
Destruction of Tea and Colonial Rebellion 1 exemplars
North Carolina Regulators Seek Local Rule 1 exemplars
Virginia - Patrick Henry and the West 1 exemplars
France, Senegal, and Louisiana 1 exemplars
Independence and Beyond 1 exemplars
The Age of Benjamin Franklin Course Guidebook 1 exemplars
Georgia - Dreams and Realities 1 exemplars
Smallpox, 1721 - The Inoculation Controversy 1 exemplars
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano and Declaring Rights and: Andrew Jackson v. Henry Clay and… (2000) 1 exemplars
Sugar and Slaves - The Caribbean 1 exemplars
The World before Colonial America 1 exemplars
Spain’s New World Empire 1 exemplars
John Smith, Pocahontas, and Jamestown 1 exemplars
Virginia and the Chesapeake after Smith 1 exemplars
The Pilgrims and Plymouth 1 exemplars
The Iroquois, the French, and the Dutch 1 exemplars
The Puritans and Massachusetts 1 exemplars
New England Heretics - Religious and Economic 1 exemplars
The Connecticut Valley and the Pequot War 1 exemplars
Mercantilism and the Growth of Piracy 1 exemplars
Family Life and Labor in Colonial America 1 exemplars
South Carolina - Rice, Cattle, and Artisans 1 exemplars
New Netherland Becomes New York 1 exemplars
King Philip’s War in New England 1 exemplars
Bacon’s Rebellion in Virginia 1 exemplars
William Penn’s New World Vision 1 exemplars
The New England Uprising of 1689 1 exemplars
Witchcraft in New England 1 exemplars
Captives and Stories of Captivity 1 exemplars
The Indians’ New World 1 exemplars
Santa Fe and the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 1 exemplars
Obres associades
Reporting the Revolutionary War: Before It Was History, It Was News (2012) — Col·laborador — 132 exemplars
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- Altres noms
- Alison, R. J.
- Data de naixement
- 1957-04-21
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- País (per posar en el mapa)
- USA
- Llocs de residència
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Educació
- Harvard University (PhD)
- Professions
- historian
university professor - Organitzacions
- Suffolk University
Harvard University
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- Obres
- 61
- També de
- 2
- Membres
- 952
- Popularitat
- #27,037
- Valoració
- 3.5
- Ressenyes
- 9
- ISBN
- 64
- Llengües
- 1
There is a lot of heartbreak in this account. How could there not? One thing I will recognize informs my high esteem of this story is the religious tone it uses. Equiano was what we'd call a true believer, and it's one more layer of interesting given the broader imperialism of Christianity. I implore the less religiously inclined to not fault him; I think it is incredibly dehumanizing to question this too much. His Christianity gave him strength, gave him a strong moral compass to battle for the abolition of the slave trade, and allowed him many great connections in a world where being black could be so tenuous. His Christianity was truly beautiful and made me yearn for church once more—Crazy how good, upstanding people can convert, no?
On a side note, the more I read 18th-century writing, the more I really think the period of the 1770s-1790s was the pinnacle of the written English word. The command of language Equiano employs is exquisite and commanding, and really quite arresting when relaying his life. It's a bit similar to how Du Bois' utilizes language a century later—both men show the "mental faculties" so many suppose they can't have on account of their skin.
Anyway, I can't recommend this enough. It's just... amazing. Equiano is a fascinating man caught between two worlds, and while his 18th-century Britishness can raise an eyebrow sometimes, it illustrates the breadth of thought of the period. I just spent an hour on York University's webpage about him, and I can't get enough. Ah!… (més)