Rethinking American Emancipation: Legacies of Slavery and the Quest for Black Freedom

Book Overview

On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation, an event that soon became a bold statement of presidential power, a dramatic shift in the rationale for fighting the Civil... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107421349
• ISBN13: 9781107421349
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"