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The Revolution of Reason. Sara Ludwig, Manjari Drees , Annika Molzahn. Hubert Henry Harrison. Hubert Henry Harrison. April 27 th 1883 – December 17 th 1927 West Indian American writer Radical socialist political activist based in Harlem, NY ‘father of Harlem radicalism’
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The Revolution of Reason Sara Ludwig, ManjariDrees, Annika Molzahn
Hubert Henry Harrison • April 27th 1883 – December 17th 1927 • West Indian American writer • Radical socialist political activist based in Harlem, NY • ‘father of Harlem radicalism’ • Founded the Liberty League and The Voice (newspaper) • Encouraged the development of class consciousness among working people
Emma Goldman • June 27th 1869 – May 14th 1940 • Anarchist, known for political activism, writing, and speeches • Played important role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the 20th century • Born in Kovno (Russian Empire), emigrated in1885 to US • Free thinking ‘rebel woman’ • Issues in writings: atheism, freedom of speech, capitalism, free love, marriage, etc.
Cornel West • Born June 2nd 1953 • American philosopher, writer, activist • First African American to graduate from Princeton with PhD in philosophy • Works focus on class, gender, race in American society • Most influential books: Race Matters (1994) and Democracy Matters (2004) • Appears on networks, like CNN, PBS, co-hosted a radio program and several documentaries
Journal Questions • According to Harrison, what is the cause of slavery and why? • How is the image of the color line presented in Harrison’s text? • According to Goldman, what is the idea of God and where does it come from? • What is the aim of the philosophy of atheism? • In how far did the ‘god idea’ change over the years and what is the reason? • According to Goldman, why is the idea of God an enslavement of mankind? • Why is atheism seen as a concept of ‘a real world’? • According to West, what does prophetic religion mean? What is his intention?