Union & Emancipation: Essays on Politics and Race in the Civil War Era

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In Union and Emancipation, seven leading historians offer new perspectives on the issues of race and politics in American Society from the antebellum era to the aftermath of Reconstruction. The authors, all trained by Richard H. Sewell on the University of Wisconsin – Madison, address two major themes: the politics of sectional conflict prior to the Civil War, illuminated through ideological and institutional inquiry; and the central importance of race, slavery, and emancipation in shaping American political culture and social memory. Contributors believe the national culture, the centrality of the nation-state in working out American history, the place of race in redefining what it meant to be an American, the best way the Civil War helped to redefine the character of the ‘political, ‘ and of ‘citizenship, ‘ and the importance of political parties throughout the ideas and interests that motivate them. The gathering, with its dual themes of union and emancipation, will provoke debate, offer insight, and challenge up to date interpretations of this turbulent period in American history.

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