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Tyranny in America, or, the Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World
American Literary History Pub Date : 2021-01-26 , DOI: 10.1093/alh/ajaa035
Elizabeth Duquette

Abstract
Locating the Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World within a tradition of antityranny writing from antiquity through the Declaration of Independence, this article traces David Walker’s precise redefinition of the relationship between tyranny and slavery. Rejecting the longstanding idea that enslavement is a social, rather than a political, institution, Walker points to the pernicious effects of representing tyranny as a kind of enslavement, particularly when coupled with the denial that slavery is a form of tyranny. In tandem with its vehement denunciations, the Appeal offers a nuanced argument that American slavery is nothing other than tyranny; those suffering under its abuses have both a right and a duty to rebel against its abuses.


中文翻译:

在美国的暴政,或者对世界有色公民的呼吁

摘要
定位呼吁世界的有色公民从古代通过独立宣言antityranny写作的传统中,这篇文章的痕迹戴维·沃克的专制和奴役之间的关系的精确重新定义。沃克否认长期以来的观点,认为奴役是一种社会制度,而不是一种政治制度,他指出将暴政表示为一种奴役是有害的,特别是在否认奴隶制是暴政的一种形式的情况下。在强烈谴责的同时,该呼吁提出了一个细微的论点,即美国奴隶制只不过是暴政。遭受虐待的人既有权利也有义务反抗虐待。
更新日期:2021-03-15
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