More than freedom : fighting for black citizenship in a white republic, 1829-1889 /

The story of the African American journey from slavery to freedom usually begins with heroic abolitionists, peaks with emancipation during the Civil War and trails off amid Reconstruction's violence. Here, historian Stephen Kantrowitz redefines our understanding of this entire era by showing th...

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Main Author: Kantrowitz, Stephen David, 1965-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2012.
Series:Penguin history of American life.
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