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The Resource Rethinking American emancipation : legacies of slavery and the quest for Black freedom, edited by William A. Link, James J. Broomall, University of North Florida, (electronic resource)

Rethinking American emancipation : legacies of slavery and the quest for Black freedom, edited by William A. Link, James J. Broomall, University of North Florida, (electronic resource)

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On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation, an event that soon became a bold statement of presidential power, a dramatic shift in the rationale for fighting the Civil War, and a promise of future freedom for four million enslaved Americans. But the document marked only a beginning; freedom's future was anything but certain. Thereafter, the significance of both the Proclamation and of emancipation assumed new and diverse meanings, as African Americans explored freedom and the nation attempted to rebuild itself. Despite the sweeping power of Lincoln's Proclamation, struggle, rather than freedom, defined emancipation's broader legacy. The nine essays in this volume unpack the long history and varied meanings of the emancipation of American slaves. Together, the contributions argue that 1863 did not mark an end point or a mission accomplished in black freedom; rather, it initiated the beginning of an ongoing, contested process.--
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eng
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1 online resource (xvi, 275 pages)
Contents
  • Introduction / William A. Link and James J. Broomall
  • Part I. Claiming emancipation
  • A universe of flight / Yael Sternhell
  • Force, freedom, and the making of emancipation / Greg Downs
  • A tainted ballot: military interference in elections and the Thirteenth Amendment / William A. Blair
  • Part II. Contesting emancipation
  • One pillar of the social fabric may still stand firm: border south marriages in the emancipation era / Allison Fredette
  • Axes of empire: race, region, and the "greater reconstruction" of federal authority after emancipation / Carole Emberton
  • The fear of reenslavement: Black political mobilization in response to the waning of Reconstruction / Justin Behrend
  • Part III. Remembering emancipation
  • African Americans and the long emancipation in new south Atlanta / William A. Link
  • Washington, Toussaint, and Bolivar: the glorious advocates of liberty': Black internationalism and reimagining emancipation / Paul Ortiz
  • "Remembering the abolitionists and the meanings of freedom / John Stauffer
  • Epilogue: Emancipation and the nation / Laura Edwards
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9781107421349
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139680998
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Rethinking American emancipation : legacies of slavery and the quest for Black freedom
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Rethinking American emancipation
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legacies of slavery and the quest for Black freedom
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edited by William A. Link, James J. Broomall, University of North Florida
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Language
eng
Summary
On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation, an event that soon became a bold statement of presidential power, a dramatic shift in the rationale for fighting the Civil War, and a promise of future freedom for four million enslaved Americans. But the document marked only a beginning; freedom's future was anything but certain. Thereafter, the significance of both the Proclamation and of emancipation assumed new and diverse meanings, as African Americans explored freedom and the nation attempted to rebuild itself. Despite the sweeping power of Lincoln's Proclamation, struggle, rather than freedom, defined emancipation's broader legacy. The nine essays in this volume unpack the long history and varied meanings of the emancipation of American slaves. Together, the contributions argue that 1863 did not mark an end point or a mission accomplished in black freedom; rather, it initiated the beginning of an ongoing, contested process.--
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  • Link, William A.
  • Broomall, James J.
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  • Cambridge studies on the American South
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  • Slaves
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • United States
  • Southern States
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Rethinking American emancipation : legacies of slavery and the quest for Black freedom, edited by William A. Link, James J. Broomall, University of North Florida, (electronic resource)
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139680998
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Contents
Introduction / William A. Link and James J. Broomall -- Part I. Claiming emancipation -- A universe of flight / Yael Sternhell -- Force, freedom, and the making of emancipation / Greg Downs -- A tainted ballot: military interference in elections and the Thirteenth Amendment / William A. Blair -- Part II. Contesting emancipation -- One pillar of the social fabric may still stand firm: border south marriages in the emancipation era / Allison Fredette -- Axes of empire: race, region, and the "greater reconstruction" of federal authority after emancipation / Carole Emberton -- The fear of reenslavement: Black political mobilization in response to the waning of Reconstruction / Justin Behrend -- Part III. Remembering emancipation -- African Americans and the long emancipation in new south Atlanta / William A. Link -- Washington, Toussaint, and Bolivar: the glorious advocates of liberty': Black internationalism and reimagining emancipation / Paul Ortiz -- "Remembering the abolitionists and the meanings of freedom / John Stauffer -- Epilogue: Emancipation and the nation / Laura Edwards
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CR9781139680998
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Extent
1 online resource (xvi, 275 pages)
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Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9781107421349
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  • c
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digital, PDF file(s).
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remote
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(OCoLC)950428873
Label
Rethinking American emancipation : legacies of slavery and the quest for Black freedom, edited by William A. Link, James J. Broomall, University of North Florida, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139680998
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Contents
Introduction / William A. Link and James J. Broomall -- Part I. Claiming emancipation -- A universe of flight / Yael Sternhell -- Force, freedom, and the making of emancipation / Greg Downs -- A tainted ballot: military interference in elections and the Thirteenth Amendment / William A. Blair -- Part II. Contesting emancipation -- One pillar of the social fabric may still stand firm: border south marriages in the emancipation era / Allison Fredette -- Axes of empire: race, region, and the "greater reconstruction" of federal authority after emancipation / Carole Emberton -- The fear of reenslavement: Black political mobilization in response to the waning of Reconstruction / Justin Behrend -- Part III. Remembering emancipation -- African Americans and the long emancipation in new south Atlanta / William A. Link -- Washington, Toussaint, and Bolivar: the glorious advocates of liberty': Black internationalism and reimagining emancipation / Paul Ortiz -- "Remembering the abolitionists and the meanings of freedom / John Stauffer -- Epilogue: Emancipation and the nation / Laura Edwards
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CR9781139680998
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xvi, 275 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9781107421349
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)950428873

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