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The worst passions of human nature : White supremacy in the Civil War North /

This book examines the contrast between progress on emancipation and the persistence of virulent racism and white supremacist attitudes in the Civil War North. It analyzes both northern politics and the racial attitudes and assumptions that were revealed in newspapers, books and magazines. Its centr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Escott, Paul D., 1947- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, [2020]
Series:Nation divided.
Subjects:
Racism > United States > History > 19th century.
White supremacy movements > United States > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Social conditions > To 1964.
Political parties > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > Race relations > History.
United States > Politics and government > 1861-1865.

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Call Number: E185 .E75 2020
 
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