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Autore |
Smith John David <1949-> |
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Titolo |
We ask only for even-handed justice : Black voices from Reconstruction, 1865-1877 / / John David Smith |
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Amherst, [Massachusetts] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : University of Massachusetts Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Edizione |
[Revised and expanded edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (156 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African Americans - History - 1863-1877 |
African Americans - Southern States - History - Sources |
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Original edition published under title: Black voices from Reconstruction, 1865-1877. Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, 1996. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The promise and reality of emancipation -- Changing old ways -- Reuniting families -- The first friend: the Freedmen's Bureau -- A second bondage: the plantation system -- Organizing for equal rights -- The right to vote -- The first leaders -- Racial terrorism -- The promise of education and a homeland -- Conclusion: Reconstruction and its legacy. |
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