Confederate emanicipation [electronic resource] : southern plans to free and arm slaves during the Civil War / Bruce Levine.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006Description: 1 online resource (viii, 252 p.) : ill., ports.ISBN: 9780199788866 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Slaves -- Emancipation -- Confederate States of America | Confederate States of America -- Politics and government | Slaves -- Confederate States of America -- History -- 19th century | Slaves -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans | Confederate States of America -- Race relations -- Political aspectsAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780195147629DDC classification: 973.714 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Bruce Levine looks closely at Confederate plans to arm and free slaves. He offers an engaging and illuminating account of a fascinating and politically charged idea, setting it firmly in the context of the Civil War and the part played in it by the issue of slavery and the actions of the slaves themselves.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Bruce Levine looks closely at Confederate plans to arm and free slaves. He offers an engaging and illuminating account of a fascinating and politically charged idea, setting it firmly in the context of the Civil War and the part played in it by the issue of slavery and the actions of the slaves themselves.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.