| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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Colonial and global history through Dutch sources
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Colonial and global history through Dutch sources.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-296) and index. |
| Contents |
Colonization in U.S. politics and society -- Suriname in Dutch colonial history -- Global context of post-emancipation labor -- The Dutch diplomatic network -- Racial thinking -- The translated documents. |
| Summary |
During the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln's administration engaged in protracted negotiations with representatives of the Netherlands to aid in the voluntarily colonization of free African Americans to Suriname. Scores of diplomatic letters in Dutch, English, and French, dating to the period 1862 to 1866 attest to the very real possibility that such migration stream could have become a reality. They also indicate reasons why this scheme failed: it was bogged down by differences of opinion, mail delays, and ultimately a reluctance of any African Americans to migrate. Previously unpublished and unknown, these letters have been transcribed and translated here for the first time. The sources provide a rare look inside the minds of liberal government officials during the age of emancipation in the Atlantic World. They demonstrate the officials' humanitarian concerns, their racial prejudices, respect for legal order and process, and faith in governments to solve international problems. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Includes materials in Dutch and French with English translations. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Colonization -- Suriname -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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African Americans -- Colonization. |
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Suriname. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Genre/Form |
Sources.
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| Subject |
Freed persons -- Suriname -- Sources.
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Freed persons. |
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Netherlands -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Sources.
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Netherlands. |
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United States. |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Netherlands -- Sources.
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Suriname -- History -- 1814-1950 -- Sources.
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| Chronological Term |
1814-1950 |
| Subject |
15.85 history of America. |
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Slavery and abolition of slavery. |
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American Civil War. |
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International relations. |
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HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
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Diplomatic relations. |
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Slavery and abolition of slavery. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1950 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Added Author |
Douma, Michael J., editor, translator, writer of introduction.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9087283253 9789087283254 |
| ISBN |
9400603487 (electronic book) |
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9789400603486 (electronic book) |
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9789087283254 |
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9087283253 |
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