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

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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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Main Author: Schwalm, Leslie A. (Leslie Ann), 1956-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Race relations
Freedmen
African Americans
Noirs americains > Iowa > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Noirs americains > Minnesota > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Noirs americains > Wisconsin > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Affranchis > Iowa > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Affranchis > Minnesota > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Affranchis > Wisconsin > Histoire > 19e siecle.
African Americans > Iowa > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Minnesota > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Wisconsin > History > 19th century.
Freed persons > Iowa > History > 19th century.
Freed persons > Minnesota > History > 19th century.
Freed persons > Wisconsin > History > 19th century.
Wisconsin
United States
Minnesota
Iowa
Iowa > Relations raciales > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Minnesota > Relations raciales > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Wisconsin > Relations raciales > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Iowa > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Minnesota > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Wisconsin > Race relations > History > 19th century.
History
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (400 pages).
ISBN:9781469605579

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