The Worst Passions of Human Nature: White Supremacy in the Civil War North

by Paul D Escott and Paul D. Escott

The American North's commitment to preventing a southern secession rooted in slaveholding suggests a society united in its opposition to slavery and racial inequality. The reality, however, was far more complex and troubling. In his latest book, Paul Escott lays bare the contrast between progress on emancipation and the persistence of white supremacy in the Civil War North. Escott analyzes northern politics, as well as the racial attitudes revealed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813943841
• ISBN13: 9780813943848
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher