9780807872666-0807872660-An Example for All the Land: Emancipation and the Struggle over Equality in Washington, D.C.

An Example for All the Land: Emancipation and the Struggle over Equality in Washington, D.C.

ISBN-13: 9780807872666
ISBN-10: 0807872660
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Kate Masur
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Format: Paperback 376 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780807872666
ISBN-10: 0807872660
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Kate Masur
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Format: Paperback 376 pages

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An Example for All the Land: Emancipation and the Struggle over Equality in Washington, D.C. (ISBN-13: 9780807872666 and ISBN-10: 0807872660), written by authors Kate Masur, was published by The University of North Carolina Press in 2012. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Civil War (United States History, State & Local, Americas History) books. You can easily purchase or rent An Example for All the Land: Emancipation and the Struggle over Equality in Washington, D.C. (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Civil War books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $4.01.

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An Example for All the Land reveals Washington, D.C. as a laboratory for social policy in the era of emancipation and the Civil War. In this panoramic study, Kate Masur provides a nuanced account of African Americans' grassroots activism, municipal politics, and the U.S. Congress. She tells the provocative story of how black men's right to vote transformed local affairs, and how, in short order, city reformers made that right virtually meaningless. Bringing the question of equality to the forefront of Reconstruction scholarship, this widely praised study explores how concerns about public and private space, civilization, and dependency informed the period's debate over rights and citizenship.

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