`As to nation, I belong to none': Ambivalence, diaspora, and Frederick Douglass.

Discusses the development by African American ex-slave Frederick Douglass of a theory of nationalism that rejects the concepts of homogeneity and unity as standards for America. Reluctance of Douglass to call America home; Effect of the passage of the Fugitive Slave Law in 1850 on Douglass.

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Publicado en:ATQ Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 245 - 261
Autor principal: Castronovo, Russ
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: University of Rhode Island Sep95
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Sumario:Discusses the development by African American ex-slave Frederick Douglass of a theory of nationalism that rejects the concepts of homogeneity and unity as standards for America. Reluctance of Douglass to call America home; Effect of the passage of the Fugitive Slave Law in 1850 on Douglass.