Illusions of Emancipation: The Pursuit of Freedom and Equality in the Twilight of Slavery
(Part of the Littlefield History of the Civil War Era Series)
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As students of the Civil War have long known, emancipation was not merely a product of Lincoln's proclamation or of Confederate defeat in April 1865. It was a process that required more than legal or military action. With enslaved people fully engaged as actors, emancipation necessitated a fundamental reordering of a way of life whose implications stretched well beyond the former slave states. Slavery did not die quietly or quickly, nor did freedom...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:146966156X
ISBN13:9781469661568
Release Date:August 2020
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Length:520 Pages
Weight:1.70 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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