
Rethinking American Emancipation
Legacies of Slavery and the Quest for Black Freedom
Cambridge Studies on the American South
Kirjeldus
The nine essays in this volume unpack the long history and varied meanings of the emancipation of American slaves. Together, the contributions argue that 1863 did not mark an end point or a mission accomplished in black freedom; rather, it initiated the beginning of an ongoing, contested process.
