The Death of Reconstruction: Race, Labor, and Politics in the Post-Civil War North, 1865-1901

by Heather Cox Richardson

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Historians overwhelmingly have blamed the demise of Reconstruction on Southerners' persistent racism. Heather Cox Richardson argues instead that class, along with race, was critical to Reconstruction's end. Northern support for freed blacks and Reconstruction weakened in the wake of growing critiques of the economy and calls for a redistribution of wealth. Using newspapers, public speeches, popular tracts, Congressional reports, and private correspondence,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0674006372

ISBN13:9780674006379

Release Date:September 2001

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:312 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.6" x 9.6"

Related Subjects

19th Century African Americans African-American Studies Civil War History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics

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