Race and the Rise of the Republican Party, 1848-1865 |
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| Author:
| Bilotta, James D. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4010-5935-4 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2002 |
| Publisher: | Xlibris Corporation LLC
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $36.99 |
Book Description:
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This fascinating book represents the only major synthesis to date integrating the scientific' racism developed in the antebellum period with the growth of the political antislavery movement. Thoroughly researched, the book examines the racial attitudes of numerous Free Soil and Republican politicians, journalists and popular writers in the context of that racism prevalent in the scientific/intellectual community.
This fascinating book represents the only major synthesis to date integrating the scientific' racism developed in the antebellum period with the growth of the political antislavery movement. Thoroughly researched, the book examines the racial attitudes of numerous Free Soil and Republican politicians, journalists and popular writers in the context of that racism prevalent in the scientific/intellectual community.