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Author Escott, Paul D., 1947-

Title "What shall we do with the Negro?" : Lincoln, white racism, and Civil War America / Paul D. Escott.

Publication Info. Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2009.

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 Moore Stacks  E457.2 .E73 2009    Available  ---
Description xviii, 304 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-292) and index.
Contents The North confronts the question -- War's proving ground -- Amnesty, apprenticeship, and the freedmen's future -- Politics, emancipation, and Black rights -- Slavery, war, and the slaveholder's mind -- Heresy, dogma, and the Confederate debate -- The Hampton Roads conference -- 1865 and beyond -- Appendix: a brief, additional note on a vast historiography.
Subject Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political and social views.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Political and social views.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Relations with African Americans.
Relations with African Americans.
Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- United States.
Enslaved persons -- Emancipation.
United States.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 19th century.
African Americans -- Civil rights.
History.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- History -- 19th century.
African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Race -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Race -- Political aspects.
Race.
Racism -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Racism.
White people -- United States -- Attitudes -- History -- 19th century.
White people.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
Race relations.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
Politics and government.
Chronological Term 1861-1865
Subject Racism.
ISBN 0813927862 alkaline paper
9780813927862 alkaline paper