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Confederate emancipation : southern plans to free and arm slaves during the Civil War / Bruce Levine.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Levine, Bruce C., 1949-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Enslaved persons--Emancipation--Confederate States of America.
- Enslaved persons.
- Enslaved persons--Confederate States of America--History--19th century.
- Enslaved persons--Southern States--History--19th century.
- Confederate States of America--Politics and government.
- Confederate States of America.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans.
- United States.
- Confederate States of America--Race relations--Political aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (263 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Bruce Levine looks closely at Confederate plans to arm and free slaves. He offers an engaging and illuminating account of a fascinating and politically charged idea, setting it firmly in the context of the Civil War and the part played in it by the issue of slavery and the actions of the slaves themselves.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction: The Puzzle of Confederate Emancipation; 1 "A Desperate Expedient": The Heresy and Its Origins, 1861-1864; 2 "What Did We Go to War For?": The Critics' Indictment; 3 Black and Gray: Slaves and the Confederate War Effort; 4 "We Can Devise the Means": The Long-Term Plan; 5 "On the Footing of Soldiers": Enacting and Implementing New Policy, 1864-1865; 6 "Like a Drowning Man Catching at Straws": Could It Have Worked?; Conclusion From Black Troops to Black Codes: "Confederate Emancipation" in War and Peace; Acknowledgments; Notes; Sources Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H
- IJ; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-241) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-531586-3
- 0-19-803367-2
- 1-4237-4675-9
- 1-60256-796-4
- 9786610532186
- 1-280-53218-1
- OCLC:
- 922952721
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