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"What shall we do with the Negro?" Lincoln, white racism, and Civil War America /

Main Author: Escott, Paul D., 1947-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Political and social views.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Relations with African Americans.
Slaves > Emancipation > United States.
African Americans > Civil rights > 19th century. > History
African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > 19th century. > History
Race > Political aspects > 19th century. > United States > History
Racism > History > 19th century. > United States
Whites > Attitudes > 19th century. > United States > History
United States > Race relations > 19th century. > History
United States > Politics and government > 1861-1865.
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10495585
Table of Contents:
  • The North confronts the question
  • War's proving ground
  • Amnesty, apprenticeship, and the freedmen's future
  • Politics, emancipation, and Black rights
  • Slavery, war, and the slaveholder's mind
  • Heresy, dogma, and the Confederate debate
  • The Hampton Roads conference
  • 1865 and beyond
  • Appendix: a brief, additional note on a vast historiography.

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