The Abolitionist Legacy

From Reconstruction to the NAACP
2. Auflage 1976
ISBN: 978-0-691-10039-5
Verlag: Princeton University Press

Buch, Englisch, 456 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 735 g

Building on arguments presented in The Struggle for Equality, James McPherson shows that many abolitionists did not retreat from Reconstruction, as historical accounts frequently lead us to believe, but instead vigorously continued the battle for black rights long after the Civil War. Tracing the activities of nearly 300 abolitionists and their descendants, he reveals that some played a crucial role in the establishment of schools and colleges for southern blacks, while others formed the vanguard of liberals who founded the NAACP in 1910. The author's examination of the complex and unhappy fate of Reconstruction clarifies the uneasy partnership of northern and southern white liberals after 1870, the tensions between black activists and white neo-abolitionists, the evolution of resistance to racist ideologies, and the origins of the NAACP.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mcpherson, James M.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte der Sklaverei
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the 1995 EditionAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction3Ch. 1Unfinished Task: The Civil Rights Act of 187513Ch. 2Reconstruction Reconfirmed? The Election of 187224Ch. 3Reconstruction Unravels, 1873-187635Ch. 4Time, Education, and Bootstraps53Ch. 5The Compromise of 187781Ch. 6Crosscurrents and Confusion, 1877-188095Ch. 7The New South107Ch. 8Good-bye to the Bloody Shirt121Ch. 9The Roots of Freedmen's Education143Ch. 10Between Black and White: Puritans in Babylon161Ch. 11Paternalism and Piety184Ch. 12Detour or Mainstream? The Curriculum of Missionary Schools203Ch. 13The Segregation Issue224Ch. 14Berea College244Ch. 15The Struggle for Black Control262Ch. 16The Shattering of Hope299Ch. 17Women's Rights and Anti-Imperialism318Ch. 18History and Biology333Ch. 19Booker T. Washington and the Reaffirmation of Gradualism354Ch. 20The Rejection of Gradualism and the Founding of the NAACP368Appendix A: Abolitionists on Whom This Book is Based395Appendix B: Southern Negro Colleges and Secondary Schools
Established by Northern Mission Societies409A Note on Sources417Index423