An example for all the land: emancipation and the struggle over equality in Washington, D.C
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1. Verfasser: Masur, Kate (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press ©2010
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-337) and index
Introduction -- Everywhere is freedom and everybody free : the capital transformed -- They feel it is their right : freedpeople, reformers, and the demands of citizenship -- Someone must lead the way : creating and claiming civil rights -- First among them is the right of suffrage : the vote and its consequences -- Make haste slowly : the limits of equality -- To save the common property and respectability of all : the rise and fall of the territorial government
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
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (x, 364 pages)
ISBN:0807834149
0807899321
1469606267
9780807834145
9780807899328
9781469606262

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