ISBN:
9780807834145
,
9780807899328 (Sekundärausgabe)
Language:
English
Pages:
377 p.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource ISBN 9780807899328
Edition:
[Online-Ausg.]
DDC:
305.8009797
Keywords:
Geschichte 1865-1877
;
Reconstruction
;
Schwarze
;
Emanzipation
;
Bürgerrecht
;
Washington, DC
;
Online-Publikation
Abstract:
In An Example for All the Land, Kate Masur offers the first major study of Washington during Reconstruction in over fifty years. Masur's panoramic account considers grassroots struggles, city politics, Congress, and the presidency, revealing the District of Columbia as a unique battleground in the American struggle over equality. After slavery's demise, the question of racial equality produced a multifaceted debate about who should have which rights and privileges, and in which places. Masur shows that black Washingtonians demanded public respect for their organizations and equa...
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
,
Online-Ausg.:
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