Dueling Cultures, Damnable Legacies : Southern Violence and White Supremacy in the Civil War Era /

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"Focusing on the town of Edgefield, South Carolina, this book proposes a culture of 'righteous honor' as a framework through which to understand the antebellum defense of slavery, secession, and civil war, as well as resistance to postwar emancipation and Reconstruction"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Welborn, James Hill, III (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Violence.
Men, White.
Masculinity.
Manners and customs.
Honor.
White supremacy (Social structure)
Men, White > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Violence > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Masculinity > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Honor > Southern States > History > 19th century.
United States.
Southern States.
South Carolina > Edgefield.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Southern States > Social life and customs > 1775-1865.
Edgefield (S.C.) > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Edgefield (S.C.) > History > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:"Focusing on the town of Edgefield, South Carolina, this book proposes a culture of 'righteous honor' as a framework through which to understand the antebellum defense of slavery, secession, and civil war, as well as resistance to postwar emancipation and Reconstruction"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (284 pages).
ISBN:9780813949338

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