"What shall we do with the Negro?" : Lincoln, white racism, and Civil War America /

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

"Throughout the Civil War, newspaper headlines and stories repeatedly asked some variation of the question posed by the New York Times in 1862, "What shall we do with the negro?" The future status of African Americans was a pressing issue for both those in the North and in the South....

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Main Author: Escott, Paul D., 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Political and social views.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Relations with African Americans.
Slaves > Emancipation > United States.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > History > 19th century.
Race > Political aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Racism > United States > History > 19th century.
Whites > United States > Attitudes > History > 19th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 19th century.
United States > Politics and government > 1861-1865.

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Call Number: E457.2 .E73 2009
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