The Wars of Reconstruction
The Brief, Violent History of America's Most Progressive Era
New York, NY : Bloomsbury, 2014.
Format: Book
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Description: 438 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
A history of the Reconstruction years, which marked the United States' most progressive moment prior to the Civil Rights movement, tells the stories of the African-American activists and officeholders who risked their lives for equality after the Civil War.
Contents:
Robert Vesey's Charleston -- "An eagle on his button" : Black men fight for the union -- "To forget and forgive old scores" : war's end, activism's beginning -- "All de land belongs to de Yankees now" : the Freedmen's Bureau -- "The Lord has sent us books and teachers" : missionaries and community formation -- "We will remember our friends, and will not forget our enemies" : Black codes and Black conventions -- "Andrew Johnson is but one man" : the Progressive Alliance coalesces -- "We knows that much better than you do" : voting rights and political service -- "An absolute massacre" : white violence and the end of Reconstruction in the South -- "We shall be recognized as men" : the Reconstruction Era in memory -- The spirit of freedom monument.
Subjects:
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1877.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1877.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
ISBN:
9781608195664 (alk. paper)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY North Am. US Ege | Main (Downtown) | Display - First Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-420) and index.