| Description |
viii, 252 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-241) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the puzzle of Confederate Emancipation -- "A desperate expedient" : the heresy and its origins, 1861-1864 -- "What did we go to war for?" : the critics' indictment -- Black and gray : slaves and the Confederate War effort -- "We can devise the means" : the long-term plan -- "On the footing of soldiers" : enacting and implementing new policy, 1864-1865 -- "Like a drowning man catching at straws" : could it have worked? -- Conclusion : from Black troops to black codes : "Confederate Emancipation" in war and peace. |
| Summary |
"In Confederate Emancipation, Bruce Levine looks closely at Confederate plans to arm and free slaves. Throughout the book, Levine captures the voices of blacks and whites, wealthy planters and poor farmers, soldiers and officers, and newspaper editors and politicians from all across the South. In the process, he sheds light on such hot-button topics as what the Confederacy was fighting for, whether black southerners were willing to fight in large numbers in defense of the South, and what this episode foretold about life and politics in the post-war South."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Dr. James H. Poivan, Professor of History, Emeritus. |
| Subject |
Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- Confederate States of America.
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Enslaved persons -- Emancipation. |
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Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- British colonies. |
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Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- French colonies. |
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Confederate States of America -- Politics and government.
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Enslaved persons -- Confederate States of America -- History -- 19th century.
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Enslaved persons. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Enslaved persons -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.
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Southern States. |
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans.
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Confederate States of America -- Race relations -- Political aspects.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Levine, Bruce C., 1949- Confederate emancipation. Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006 (OCoLC)607805283 |
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Online version: Levine, Bruce C., 1949- Confederate emancipation. Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006 (OCoLC)630887426 |
| ISBN |
9780195147629 alkaline paper |
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0195147626 alkaline paper |
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