"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	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press,
Description	xviii, 304 p., [10] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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.

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 note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-292) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2008034652
ISBN	0813927862 (alk. paper)
ISBN	9780813927862 (alk. paper)

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