An edition of The wars of Reconstruction (2014)

The wars of Reconstruction

the brief, violent history of America's most progressive era

First U.S. edition.

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An edition of The wars of Reconstruction (2014)

The wars of Reconstruction

the brief, violent history of America's most progressive era

First U.S. edition.

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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.

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Bloomsbury
Language
English
Pages
438

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Subjects
Politics and government, Race relations, Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), History, Reconstruction (u.s. history, 1865-1877), United states, politics and government, 1865-1900, United states, race relations, African american politicians, African americans, social conditions, United states, politics and government, 1865-1933
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United States
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1865-1877, 19th century

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Wars of Reconstruction: The Brief, Violent History of America's Most Progressive Era
2015, Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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The wars of Reconstruction: the brief, violent history of America's most progressive era
2014, Bloomsbury
in English - First U.S. edition.
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Table of 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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-420) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973.8
Library of Congress
E668 .E35 2014, E668.E35 2013, E668 .E35 2013

The Physical Object

Pagination
438 pages
Number of pages
438

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26919904M
Internet Archive
warsofreconstruc0000eger
ISBN 10
160819566X
ISBN 13
9781608195664
LCCN
2013009595
OCLC/WorldCat
913834014, 827256869

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