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Black suffrage : Lincoln's last goal
- Title
- Black suffrage : Lincoln's last goal / Paul D. Escott.
- Author
- Escott, Paul D., 1947-
- Publication
- Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2022.
- ©2022
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Details
- Description
- xi, 273 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "This book argues that racism and white supremacist attitudes in the North, and not just the opposition of Andrew Johnson, blocked the adoption of Black suffrage (for men) in 1865. The virulent, racist tactics of the Democratic Party, as well as racism among a minority of Republicans and the small size of the northern Black population helped explain why the vigorous efforts of northern Blacks, southern Blacks, abolitionists, and Radical Republicans did not succeed"--
- Series Statement
- A nation divided: studies in the Civil War era
- Subject
- To 1964
- African Americans > Suffrage > History > 19th century
- 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
- African Americans > Suffrage
- Political parties
- Politics and government
- Race relations
- Racism
- White supremacy movements
- African Americans
- 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
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Shock, Grief, Disorientation -- 2. Hopeful Signs -- 3. Democratic Opposition -- 4. Johnson Announces His Policy on Reconstruction -- 5. Republicans Advocate for Black Suffrage -- 6. Black and White Abolitionists Advocate -- 7. Northern Democrats Attack -- 8. Republicans Seek a Path Forward -- 9. Toward Elections -- 10. Elections Settle Two Questions -- 11. An Ambiguous and Deceptive Executive -- 12. Toward the Return of Congress -- 13. Congress Reconvenes -- The Effort Continues.
- Call Number
- Sc E 22-1483
- ISBN
- 9780813948171
- 0813948177
- LCCN
- 2021054643
- OCLC
- 1285551006
- Author
- Escott, Paul D., 1947- author.
- Title
- Black suffrage : Lincoln's last goal / Paul D. Escott.
- Publisher
- Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2022.
- Copyright Date
- ©2022
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- A nation divided: studies in the Civil War era
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- To 1964
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 22-1483