We ask only for even-handed justice : Black voices from Reconstruction, 1865-1877 / John David Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, John David, 1949- author.

Standardized Title:

Black voices from Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--History--1863-1877--Sources--Juvenile literature.

African Americans.

African Americans--Southern States--History--Sources--Juvenile literature.

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Sources--Juvenile literature.

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877).

African Americans--History--1863-1877--Sources.

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (156 pages)

Edition:

Revised and expanded edition.

Place of Publication:

Amherst, [Massachusetts] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : University of Massachusetts Press, 2014.

Summary:

The sesquicentennial of the Civil War and Reconstruction invites reflection on the broad meaning of American democracy, including the ideals of freedom, equality, racial justice, and self-determination.

Contents:

The promise and reality of emancipation

Changing old ways

Reuniting families

The first friend: the Freedmen's Bureau

A second bondage: the plantation system

Organizing for equal rights

The right to vote

The first leaders

Racial terrorism

The promise of education and a homeland

Conclusion: Reconstruction and its legacy.

Notes:

Original edition published under title: Black voices from Reconstruction, 1865-1877. Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, 1996.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-61376-307-7

OCLC:

933516757