Seizing Freedom

Slave Emancipation and Liberty for All

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 19th Century, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Discrimination & Race Relations, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877)
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Author: David R. Roediger ISBN: 9781781686102
Publisher: Verso Books Publication: November 4, 2014
Imprint: Verso Language: English
Author: David R. Roediger
ISBN: 9781781686102
Publisher: Verso Books
Publication: November 4, 2014
Imprint: Verso
Language: English

Forceful and detailed account of the struggle for “freedom” after the American Civil War

How did America recover after its years of civil war? How did freed men and women, former slaves, respond to their newly won freedom? David Roediger’s radical new history redefines the idea of freedom after the jubilee, using fresh sources and texts to build on the leading historical accounts of Emancipation and Reconstruction.

Reinstating ex-slaves’ own “freedom dreams” in constructing these histories, Roediger creates a masterful account of the emancipation and its ramifications on a whole host of day-to-day concerns for Whites and Blacks alike, such as property relations, gender roles, and labor.

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Forceful and detailed account of the struggle for “freedom” after the American Civil War

How did America recover after its years of civil war? How did freed men and women, former slaves, respond to their newly won freedom? David Roediger’s radical new history redefines the idea of freedom after the jubilee, using fresh sources and texts to build on the leading historical accounts of Emancipation and Reconstruction.

Reinstating ex-slaves’ own “freedom dreams” in constructing these histories, Roediger creates a masterful account of the emancipation and its ramifications on a whole host of day-to-day concerns for Whites and Blacks alike, such as property relations, gender roles, and labor.

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