Reconstruction: America's unfinished revolution, 1863-1877Describes the changes brought about by the Civil War, discusses the impact of slavery's end, and looks at the political, economic, and social aspects of Reconstruction |
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Probably the largest number of violent acts stemmed from disputes arising from
black efforts to assert their freedom from control by their former masters.
Freedmen were assaulted and murdered for attempting to leave plantations,
disputing ...
Probably the largest number of violent acts stemmed from disputes arising from
black efforts to assert their freedom from control by their former masters.
Freedmen were assaulted and murdered for attempting to leave plantations,
disputing ...
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Republicans, white and black, heaped scorn upon "respectables" who did not
participate directly in the violence but "could not stop their sons from murdering
their inoffensive neighbors in broad daylight." Yet their complicity went beyond ...
Republicans, white and black, heaped scorn upon "respectables" who did not
participate directly in the violence but "could not stop their sons from murdering
their inoffensive neighbors in broad daylight." Yet their complicity went beyond ...
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Instead of uniting Republicans in a struggle for survival, the question of violence
further exacerbated the party's internal discord. Urged by local Republicans to "
throw aside your conservatism," Alabama Gov. William H. Smith declared reports
...
Instead of uniting Republicans in a struggle for survival, the question of violence
further exacerbated the party's internal discord. Urged by local Republicans to "
throw aside your conservatism," Alabama Gov. William H. Smith declared reports
...
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Crítica de los usuarios - busterrll - LibraryThingGood book but hard reading Wish I had a better knowledge of reconstruction politics. Spot read after a bit, but full of information. Will save and try to reread after reading more on Pres.Johnson. Leer comentario completo
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Crítica de los usuarios - DarthDeverell - LibraryThingEric Foner begins with an assessment of the historiography up to 1988. In the first decade of the 1900s, William Dunning and John W. Burgess articulated a history of Reconstruction that condemned ... Leer comentario completo
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The World the War Made | 1 |
Rehearsals for Reconstruction | 35 |
of the War | 60 |
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | Reconstruction: America's unfinished revolution, 1863-1877 New American nation series Volumen1453 de Perennial library |
| Autor | Eric Foner |
| Edición | ilustrada, reimpresa |
| Editor | Harper & Row, 1988 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 16 Ago. 2010 |
| ISBN | 0060158514, 9780060158514 |
| Largo | 690 páginas |
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