An Example for All the Land

Kate Masur

ISBN 10: 0807872660 / ISBN 13: 9780807872666

Editore: MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina, 2012

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Riassunto:

An Example for All the Land reveals Washington, D.C. as a laboratory for social policy in the era of emancipation and the Civil War. In this panoramic study, Kate Masur provides a nuanced account of African Americans' grassroots activism, municipal politics, and the U.S. Congress. She tells the provocative story of how black men's right to vote transformed local affairs, and how, in short order, city reformers made that right virtually meaningless. Bringing the question of equality to the forefront of Reconstruction scholarship, this widely praised study explores how concerns about public and private space, civilization, and dependency informed the period's debate over rights and citizenship.

Dal risvolto di copertina interno: Masur offers the first major study of Washington during Reconstruction in over fifty years. Masur's panoramic account considers grassroots struggles, city politics, Congress, and the presidency, revealing the District of Columbia as a unique battleground in the American struggle over equality.

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Titolo: An Example for All the Land
Casa editrice: MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina
Data di pubblicazione: 2012
Legatura: PAP
Condizione: New