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Freedom Rhetoric

Freedom Rhetoric is a rhetorical framework within Civil Rights Era Literature that employs discourse centered on liberty, justice, and equality to challenge systemic oppression and legitimize African American demands for civil rights, distinguishing itself from other rhetorical forms through its strategic invocation of foundational American ideals to expose societal contradictions.

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3.5K

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109

Authors

39

Institutions

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2017–2026

11

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Publications

98

The story of American freedom

Choice Reviews Online · 1999 · 532 citations

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Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom

Robert S. Levine · Resources for American Literary Study · 2019 · 313 citations

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Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution.

Peter J. Parish, James M. McPherson · The Journal of Southern History · 1992 · 92 citations

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Beyond Freedom and Slavery: Autonomy, Virtue, and Resistance in Early American Political Discourse

François Furstenberg · Journal of American History · 2003 · 88 citations

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Harriet Tubman: the road to freedom

Oscar Cole-Arnal · Consensus · 2005 · 83 citations · Full text

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Authors

109

  1. JB
    Jacqueline Bacon

    San Diego State University, United States

    3 publications · 40 citations

    3

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  2. FS
    Fred Somkin

    Cornell University, United States

    3 publications · 85 citations

    3

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  3. AF
    Alice Felt Tyler

    University of Minnesota System, United States

    2 publications · 48 citations

    2

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  4. JE
    James Epstein

    Vanderbilt University, United States

    2 publications · 78 citations

    2

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  5. CD
    Colin Darch

    University of Cape Town, South Africa

    2 publications · 56 citations

    2

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1–5 of 109

Institutions

39

  1. University of Cape Town

    Rondebosch, South Africa

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    56 citations

  2. San Diego State University

    San Diego, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  3. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    47 citations

  4. Australian Research Council

    Canberra, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  5. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    37 citations

  6. Film Independent

    Los Angeles, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  7. Institute for Social and Economic Research

    Colchester, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  8. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    313 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 13 publications · 956 citations

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  2. The Journal of Southern History

    5 publications · 210 citations

    5

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  3. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 3 publications · 86 citations

    3

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  4. Presidential Studies Quarterly

    3 publications · 104 citations

    3

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  5. ESQ

    2 publications · 32 citations

    2

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