| Seizing Freedom: Slave Emancipation and Liberty for All Contributor(s): Roediger, David R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1784780251 ISBN-13: 9781784780258 Publisher: Verso OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | African American - History | Modern - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 305.009 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.60 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Forceful and detailed account of the struggle for "freedom" after the American Civil War How did America recover after its years of civil war? How did freed men and women, former slaves, respond to their newly won freedom? David Roediger's radical new history redefines the idea of freedom after the jubilee, using fresh sources and texts to build on the leading historical accounts of Emancipation and Reconstruction. Reinstating ex-slaves' own "freedom dreams" in constructing these histories, Roediger creates a masterful account of the emancipation and its ramifications on a whole host of day-to-day concerns for Whites and Blacks alike, such as property relations, gender roles, and labor. |