A noble fight
Subtitle: African American freemasonry and the struggle for democracy in America
By: Corey D. B. Walker.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780252033650
Subjects: African American freemasonry -- History; African American freemasons -- History
Description: "A Noble Fight examines the metaphors and meanings behind the African American appropriation of the culture, ritual, and institution of freemasonry in navigating the contested terrain of American democracy. Combining cultural and political theory with extensive archival research--including the discovery of a rare collection of nineteenth-century records of an African American Freemason Lodge--Corey D.B. Walker provides an innovative perspective on American politics and society during the long transition from slavery to freedom."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Secret rites, pubic power; title: The specter of democracy; title: A cartography of democracy; title: Ritual and revolution; title: A new political ideology; title: The democratic uses of ritual and secrecy; title: Epilogue: Race, ritual, and the struggle for democracy in America.