The Worst Passions of Human Nature : White Supremacy in the Civil War North / / Paul D. Escott

• Autore: Escott Paul D. <1947->
• Pubblicazione: Charlottesville : , : University of Virginia Press, , 2020; Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2020; ©2020
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 305.800973/09034
• Soggetto topico: Political parties - United States - History - 19th century; African Americans - Social conditions - To 1964; White supremacy movements - United States - History - 19th century; Racism - United States - History - 19th century
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government 1861-1865; United States Race relations History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: War hastens abolition amid prejudice, 1861-1862 -- The democratic opposition, 1861-1862 -- The Emancipation Proclamation and reactions -- The "problem" of freed slaves -- Freed slaves in reality -- Progress in the war but not in racial policy -- Progress, political crisis, and regression -- Freedom and the staying power of white supremacy.
• Sommario/riassunto: "This book examines the contrast between progress on emancipation and the persistence of virulent racism and white supremacist attitudes in the Civil War North. It analyzes both northern politics and the racial attitudes and assumptions that were revealed in newspapers, books, and magazines. Its central arguments are about the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, and the racism that flourished in Northern society and culture"--
• Titolo autorizzato: The Worst Passions of Human Nature
• ISBN: 0-8139-4385-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910467220603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: A Nation Divided