ISBN:
9780226057088
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (321 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Black New Orleans, 1860-1880
DDC:
301.45/19/6073076335
Keywords:
African Americans ; Louisiana ; New Orleans
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New Orleans (La.) ; History
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Reissued for the first time in over thirty years, Black New Orleans explores the twenty-year period in which the city's black population more than doubled. Meticulously researched and replete with archival illustrations from newspapers and rare periodicals, John W. Blassingame's groundbreaking history offers a unique look at the economic and social life of black people in New Orleans during Reconstruction. Not a conventional political treatment, Blassingame's history instead emphasizes the educational, religious, cultural, and economic activities of African Americans during the lat
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Preface; 1. The Negro in Antebellum New Orleans: Background for Reconstruction; 2. Fighting for Freedom; 3. Land, Lahor, and Capital; 4. Family Life; 5. Schools, Colleges, and Intellectual Life; 6. Social Life and Problems; 7. Race Relations; Conclusions; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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