Emancipation's diaspora : race and reconstruction in the upper Midwest

Emancipation's diaspora : race and reconstruction in the upper Midwest / Leslie A. Schwalm.

Most studies of emancipation's consequences have focused on the South. This book follows the lives and experiences of thousands of men and women who liberated themselves from slavery; made their way to overwhelmingly white communities in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin; and worked to live in dig...

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Main Author: Schwalm, Leslie A. (Leslie Ann), 1956- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2009]
Edition:1st ed.
Series:John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.
Subjects:
1800-1899
African Americans > Iowa > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Minnesota > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Wisconsin > History > 19th century.
Freed persons > Iowa > History > 19th century.
Freed persons > Minnesota > History > 19th century.
Freed persons > Wisconsin > History > 19th century.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
African Americans
Freed persons
Race relations
Iowa > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Minnesota > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Wisconsin > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Iowa
Minnesota
United States
Wisconsin
Electronic books.
History
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Summary:Most studies of emancipation's consequences have focused on the South. This book follows the lives and experiences of thousands of men and women who liberated themselves from slavery; made their way to overwhelmingly white communities in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin; and worked to live in dignity as free women and men, and as citizens. It explores the hotly contested politics of black enfranchisement as well as collisions over segregation, civil rights, and the more informal politics of race - including how slavery and emancipation would be remembered and commemorated.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 387 pages) : illustrations, maps, photographs
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-373) and index.
ISBN:9780807894125
0807894125
9781469605579
1469605570
080783291X
9780807832912
0807859508
9780807859506
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource (HeinOnline, viewed July 26, 2021).

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