The Problem of Emancipation: The Caribbean Roots of the American Civil War (Antislavery, Abolition, and the Atlantic World) - Softcover

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Edward Bartlett Rugemer (Author)

 
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Synopsis

The Problem of Emancipation explores a long-neglected aspect of American slavery and the history of the Atlantic World, bridging a gap in our understanding of the American Civil War. It places the origins of the war in a transatlantic context, exploring the impact of Britain's abolition of slavery on the coming of the war, and revealing the strong influence of Britain's old Atlantic empire on the politics of the United States. This ground-breaking study examines how southern and northern American newspapers covered three slave rebellions that preceded British abolition and how American public opinion shifted radically as a result.

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About the Author

Edward Bartlett Rugemer/b> is an assistant professor of history and African American studies at Yale University.

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ISBN 10:  0807133388 ISBN 13:  9780807133385
Publisher: Louisiana State Univ Pr, 2008
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