The Abolitionist Legacy: From Reconstruction To The Naacp (Princeton Paperbacks) - Softcover

Mcpherson, James M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 069110039X ISBN 13: 9780691100395

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1976

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

James M. McPherson is Professor of History at Princeton University. His many books include the Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, as well as What They Fought For, 1861-1865; Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution; Ordeal by Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction; and The Negro's Civil War: How American Negroes Felt and Acted during the War for the Union.

Edition details

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 1976
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 069110039X
• ISBN 13: 9780691100395
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 456