Columbia the Goddess of Liberty and Slave-Trade Abolition (1807–1820s)
Eighteenth-century American thespians, balladeers, and artists used performances of Columbia, an anthropomorphic metaphor for the body politic, to animate Enlightenment precepts of natural rights and liberty. Following the American Revolution, anti-slavery sympathizers staged Columbia as a symbol bo...
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| Language: | Danish |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
2011-10-01
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| Series: | Sjuttonhundratal |
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| Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/1700/article/view/2391 |