Slavery's Ghost The Problem of Freedom in the Age of Emancipation |
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Author:
| Johnson, Walter Foner, Eric Follett, Richard |
Series title: | The Marcus Cunliffe Lecture Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4214-0236-9 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2011 |
Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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President Abraham Lincoln freed millions of slaves in the South in 1863, rescuing them, as history tells us, from a brutal and inhuman existence with the promise of freedom and equal rights. This is a moment to celebrate and honor, to be sure, but what of the darker, more troubling side of this story? Slavery's Ghost explores the dire, ......
President Abraham Lincoln freed millions of slaves in the South in 1863, rescuing them, as history tells us, from a brutal and inhuman existence with the promise of freedom and equal rights. This is a moment to celebrate and honor, to be sure, but what of the darker, more troubling side of this story? Slavery's Ghost explores the dire, ......