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

Author/creator Escott, Paul D., 1947-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCharlottesville : University of Virginia Press,
Descriptionxviii, 304 p., [10] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
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.

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [277]-292) and index.
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LCCN 2008034652
ISBN0813927862 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780813927862 (alk. paper)

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