The Death of Reconstruction
Race, Labor, and Politics in the Post-Civil War North, 1865-1901
Published on 1. July 2009
330 pages
978-0-674-04269-8 (ISBN)
Description
Historians overwhelmingly have blamed the demise of Reconstruction on Southerners' persistent racism. Richardson argues instead that class, along with race, was critical to Reconstruction's end.
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Digital original
Language
English
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Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
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Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-04269-8 (9780674042698)
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Heather Cox Richardson
The Death of Reconstruction
Race, Labor, and Politics in the Post-Civil War North, 1865-1901
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03/2004
Harvard University Press
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Heather Cox Richardson is Associate Professor of American History, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Content
Contents Preface Prologue: The View from Atlanta, 1895 1. The Northern Postwar Vision, 1865-1867 2. The Mixed Blessing of Universal Suffrage, 1867-1870 3. Black Workers and the South Carolina Government, 1871-1875 4. Civil Rights and the Growth of the NationalGovernment, 1870-1883 5. The Black Exodus from the South, 1879-1880 6. The Un-American Negro, 1880-1900 Epilogue: Booker T. Washington Rises Up from Slavery, 1901 Notes Index
