"What shall we do with the Negro?" : Lincoln, white racism, and Civil War America

"What shall we do with the Negro?" : Lincoln, white racism, and Civil War America / Paul D. Escott.

Author/creator	Escott, Paul D., 1947-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2009.
Description	xviii, 304 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Political and social views. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Relations with African Americans. Enslaved persons--Emancipation --United States African Americans--Civil rights --History --19th century. African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc. --History --19th century. Race--Political aspects --United States --History --19th century. Racism--United States --History --19th century. White people--United States --Attitudes --History --19th century. United States--Race relations --History --19th century. United States--Politics and government --1861-1865.

Portion of title	Lincoln, white racism, and Civil War America
Contents	The North confronts the question -- War's proving ground -- Amnesty, apprenticeship, and the freedmen's future -- Politics, emancipation, and Black rights -- Slavery, war, and the slaveholder's mind -- Heresy, dogma, and the Confederate debate -- The Hampton Roads conference -- 1865 and beyond -- Appendix: a brief, additional note on a vast historiography.
Abstract	Consulting a broad range of contemporary newspapers, magazines, books, army records, government documents, publications of citizens' organizations, letters, diaries, and other sources, Paul D. Escott examines the attitudes and actions of Northerners and Southerners regarding the future of African Americans after the end of slavery. -- From publisher description.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-292) and index.
LCCN	2008034652
ISBN	0813927862 (alk. paper)
ISBN	9780813927862 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E457.2 .E73 2009	✔ Available	Place Hold