Publication

2004-11-11 - Palgrave Macmillan

Language

English

Word Count

52,000 words, Guess

Page Count

208 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2004040096
  • Goodreads2341726

Classifications

  • LCCBS580.H27 J64 2004

Description

This monograph is an original study of what is commonly termed the American "myth of Ham". It examines black and white Americans' recourse to the biblical character of Ham as a cultural strategy for explaining racial origins. Previous studies in the area have been restricted to associating the Hamitic idea with pro-slavery arguments, whereas the thesis of this project reveals a fundamental irony: black American Christians who reinforced the meanings of illegitimacy by appealing to Ham as the ancestor of the race.

First Sentence

To be American is to be the people of God.

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