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The worst passions of human nature : White supremacy in the Civil War North
- Title
- The worst passions of human nature : White supremacy in the Civil War North / Paul D. Escott.
- Author
- Escott, Paul D., 1947-
- Publication
- Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2020.
- ©2020
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Details
- Description
- 227 pages : portraits; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "This book examines the contrast between progress on emancipation and the persistence of virulent racism and white supremacist attitudes in the Civil War North. It analyzes both northern politics and the racial attitudes and assumptions that were revealed in newspapers, books, and magazines. Its central arguments are about the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, and the racism that flourished in Northern society and culture"--
- Series Statement
- A nation divided : studies in the Civil War era
- Uniform Title
- Nation divided.
- Subject
- To 1964
- Racism > United States > History > 19th century
- White supremacy movements > United States > History > 19th century
- African Americans > Social conditions > To 1964
- Political parties > United States > History > 19th century
- African Americans > Social conditions
- Political parties
- Politics and government
- Race relations
- Racism
- White supremacy movements
- United States > Race relations > History
- United States > Politics and government > 1861-1865
- United States
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- War hastens abolition amid prejudice, 1861-1862 -- The democratic opposition, 1861-1862 -- The Emancipation Proclamation and reactions -- The "problem" of freed slaves -- Freed slaves in reality -- Progress in the war but not in racial policy -- Progress, political crisis, and regression -- Freedom and the staying power of white supremacy.
- Call Number
- Sc E 21-934
- ISBN
- 9780813943848
- 0813943841
- LCCN
- 2019024355
- OCLC
- 1114275074
- Author
- Escott, Paul D., 1947- author.
- Title
- The worst passions of human nature : White supremacy in the Civil War North / Paul D. Escott.
- Publisher
- Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2020.
- Copyright Date
- ©2020
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Creator/Contributor Characteristics
- Gender group: MenNationality/regional group: AmericansOccupational/field of activity group: University and college faculty members
- Series
- A nation divided : studies in the Civil War eraNation divided.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Note
- AUTH: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY.
- Chronological Term
- To 1964
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 21-934