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Description:A historical analysis of slavery, Reconstruction, and its aftermath in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuriesWilliam Albert Sinclair, born a slave in 1858, grew up in South Carolina during the tumultuous years of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Influenced by his childhood experiences, Sinclair spent his life fighting for the rights of African Americans and was an active member of the Afro-American Council, the Constitution League, and their successor, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He spent many years speaking out against the rise of white supremacy and the developing Jim Crow system. Inspired by the scholarship and activism of T. Thomas Fortune and W. E. B. Du Bois, Sinclair published The Aftermath of Slavery: A Study of the Condition and Environment of the American Negro, one of the most complete analyses of slavery and the years immediately following emancipation.First published in 1905, The Aftermath of Slavery provided a historical analysis of the late nineteenth century that underscored the existence of black resistance to white domination during slavery and Reconstruction and created a public discourse to counter then-dominant views of slavery as a civilizing institution and Reconstruction as a period of misrule. This Southern Classics edition includes a new introduction by Shawn Leigh Alexander, which emphasizes the importance of this book as a tool to understanding the meanings of peace and citizenship, as well as violence and terror, in the years directly following emancipation.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Aftermath of Slavery: A Study of the Condition and Environment of the American Negro. To get started finding The Aftermath of Slavery: A Study of the Condition and Environment of the American Negro, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 424

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: University of South Carolina Press

Release: 2012

ISBN: 1611170788

Description: A historical analysis of slavery, Reconstruction, and its aftermath in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuriesWilliam Albert Sinclair, born a slave in 1858, grew up in South Carolina during the tumultuous years of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Influenced by his childhood experiences, Sinclair spent his life fighting for the rights of African Americans and was an active member of the Afro-American Council, the Constitution League, and their successor, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He spent many years speaking out against the rise of white supremacy and the developing Jim Crow system. Inspired by the scholarship and activism of T. Thomas Fortune and W. E. B. Du Bois, Sinclair published The Aftermath of Slavery: A Study of the Condition and Environment of the American Negro, one of the most complete analyses of slavery and the years immediately following emancipation.First published in 1905, The Aftermath of Slavery provided a historical analysis of the late nineteenth century that underscored the existence of black resistance to white domination during slavery and Reconstruction and created a public discourse to counter then-dominant views of slavery as a civilizing institution and Reconstruction as a period of misrule. This Southern Classics edition includes a new introduction by Shawn Leigh Alexander, which emphasizes the importance of this book as a tool to understanding the meanings of peace and citizenship, as well as violence and terror, in the years directly following emancipation.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Aftermath of Slavery: A Study of the Condition and Environment of the American Negro. To get started finding The Aftermath of Slavery: A Study of the Condition and Environment of the American Negro, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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