Black Resettlement and the American Civil War

by Sebastian N Page

Book Overview

Based on sweeping research in six languages, Black Resettlement and the American Civil War offers the first comprehensive, comparative account of nineteenth-century America's greatest road not taken: the mass resettlement of African Americans outside the United States. Building on resurgent scholarly interest in the so-called 'colonization' movement, the book goes beyond tired debates about colonization's place in the contest over slavery, and beyond...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110714177X
• ISBN13: 9781107141773
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"