German immigrants, race, and citizenship in the Civil War era:

This study of Civil War-era politics explores how German immigrants influenced the rise and fall of white commitment to African-American rights. Intertwining developments in Europe and North America, Alison Clark Efford describes how the presence of naturalized citizens affected the status of former...

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1. Verfasser: Efford, Alison Clark 1979- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2013
Schriftenreihe:Publications of the German Historical Institute
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Zusammenfassung:This study of Civil War-era politics explores how German immigrants influenced the rise and fall of white commitment to African-American rights. Intertwining developments in Europe and North America, Alison Clark Efford describes how the presence of naturalized citizens affected the status of former slaves and identifies 1870 as a crucial turning point. That year, the Franco-Prussian War prompted German immigrants to re-evaluate the liberal nationalism underpinning African-American suffrage. Throughout the period, the newcomers' approach to race, ethnicity, gender and political economy shaped American citizenship law
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Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 267 pages)
ISBN:9781139410915
DOI:10.1017/CBO9781139410915

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