Race, slavery and the Civil War : the tough stuff of American history and memory

Publication/Creation:

Richmond, Virginia. : Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission, 2011

Resource Type:

Book

Edition:

First edtion

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Race, slavery and the Civil War : the tough stuff of American history and memory / edited by James O. Horton and Amanda Kleintop

Series Titles:

Signature conference series

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Additional Author/Creators:

Horton, James Oliver, editor
Kleintop, Amanda, editor
Burkett, Randall K., collector
Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission. Signature Conference

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

African Americans--History--1863-1877
Slavery--United States--History--19th century
Slaves--Emancipation--United States
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Panel I: Race, Slavery and the Civil War: The role of the underground railroad as a cause of the CIvil War / Spencer Crew -- Waterways to freedom: the underground railroad in Hampton Roads / Cassandra Newby-Alexander -- The quest for black rights in the midst of war / Edna Greene Medford -- Black soldiers and the struggle for equality during the American Civil War / Ira Berlin -- The myth of black Confederates / Bruce Levine -- Panel I discussion -- Panel I question & answer -- Panel II: The tough stuff of American history and memory -- Slavery, freedom, and the union navy / James McPherson -- John Washington: how, when, where and why emancipation happened / David Blight -- The image of the Emancipation Proclamation in art and memory / Harold Holzer -- Harriet Jacobs in the refugee camps / Jean Fagan Yellin -- Addressing the causes of the Civil War in public history / Dwight T. Pitcaithley -- Panel II discussion -- Panel II question & answer.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xiii, 141 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Local Note:

Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library copy from the collection of Randall K. Burkett; has dust jacket.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937223318602486

ISBN:

9780983401209
0983401209

OCLC Number:

739722366

Barcode:

010003196302