Cover Image

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 t...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kantrowitz, Stephen David, 1965-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2012.
Series:Penguin history of American life
Subjects and Genres:
African Americans > Massachusetts > Boston Region > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > Massachusetts > Boston Region > History > 19th century.
Free African Americans > Massachusetts > Boston Region > History > 19th century.
Free African Americans > Civil rights > Massachusetts > Boston Region > History > 19th century.
Citizenship > United States > History > 19th century.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Boston Region (Mass.) > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Boston Region (Mass.) > History > 19th century.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • A place for "colored citizens"
  • Fighting Jim Crow in the cradle of liberty
  • Our unfinished church
  • The means of elevation
  • The heirs of Crispus Attucks
  • Outlaws
  • The fall and rise of the United States
  • Radical reconstruction on Beacon Hill
  • "The war of races"
  • Burying Lewis Hayden.

Need Help?

Search Tips Research By Mail Contact the Library

Similar Items