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Emancipation's Diaspora : Race and Reconstruction in the Upper Midwest /

Most studies of emancipation's consequences have focused on the South. Moving the discussion to the North, Leslie Schwalm enriches our understanding of the national impact of the transition from slavery to freedom. Emancipation's Diaspora follows the lives and experiences of thousands of m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Schwalm, Leslie A. (Leslie Ann), 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2009.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Most studies of emancipation's consequences have focused on the South. Moving the discussion to the North, Leslie Schwalm enriches our understanding of the national impact of the transition from slavery to freedom. Emancipation's Diaspora follows the lives and experiences of thousands of men and women who liberated themselves from slavery, made their way to overwhelmingly white communities in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, and worked to live in dignity as free women and men and as citizens.Schwalm explores the hotly contested politics of black enfranchisement as well as collisi.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (400 pages).
ISBN:9781469605579