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Illusions of emancipation : the pursuit of freedom and equality in the twilight of slavery

Reidy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1948- author

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\"There are many controversies and chronic misconceptions surrounding the idea of emancipation in the nineteenth-century United States. Much recent scholarship has sought to address these misconceptions ... Reidy further enriches and complicates our understanding of emancipation in the context of the Civil War. Drawing us back to testimonies of participants and contemporary witnesses of the era and synthesizing the perspectives of subsequent observers, Reidy reveals emancipation as a long, messy process, with contingencies that clustered around the categories of time, place, and person ... Reidy's thematic approach allows him to shed new light on the wide-ranging and diverse expressions and experiences of freedom as it came suddenly, slowly, or not at all\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Subject: Slaves Emancipation United States History. / Slavery United States History 19th century. / African Americans Social conditions History 19th century.
• ISBN: 9781469648361

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
E441.R35 2019	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE