Abolitionist Legacy : From Reconstruction to the NAACP by James M. McPherson (1976, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherPrinceton University Press

ISBN-10069110039X

ISBN-139780691100395

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Number of Pages456 Pages

Publication NameAbolitionist Legacy : from Reconstruction to the Naacp

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1976

SubjectUnited States / 19th Century, Civil Rights, African American

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, History

AuthorJames M. Mcpherson

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight24.1 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width6 in

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Edition Number2

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN75-022101

Reviews" The Abolitionist Legacy shows many of the same graces as its predecessor: wide-ranging and careful research, a strong sense of story line, an eye for good quotations, unyielding sympathy for those who devoted their lives to uplifting the freedmen." -- Reviews in American History, In addition to discussing the complex blend of egalitarianism and paternalism in the thought of white proponents of black advancement, McPherson offers suggestions of the intricate mixture of racial consciousness, individual ambition, and racial romanticism that continues to fuel modern black separatism., The Abolitionist Legacy shows many of the same graces as its predecessor: wide-ranging and careful research, a strong sense of story line, an eye for good quotations, unyielding sympathy for those who devoted their lives to uplifting the freedmen., "Must surely be assigned an important place in the literature of the history of ideas and of race relations in the United States."-- The Times Literary Supplement, "Must surely be assigned an important place in the literature of the history of ideas and of race relations in the United States." -- The Times Literary Supplement, Must surely be assigned an important place in the literature of the history of ideas and of race relations in the United States., "In addition to discussing the complex blend of egalitarianism and paternalism in the thought of white proponents of black advancement, McPherson offers suggestions of the intricate mixture of racial consciousness, individual ambition, and racial romanticism that continues to fuel modern black separatism." -- Political Science Quarterly, The Abolitionist Legacy shows many of the same graces as its predecessor: wide-ranging and careful research, a strong sense of story line, an eye for good quotations, unyielding sympathy for those who devoted their lives to uplifting the freedmen. -- Reviews in American History, "In addition to discussing the complex blend of egalitarianism and paternalism in the thought of white proponents of black advancement, McPherson offers suggestions of the intricate mixture of racial consciousness, individual ambition, and racial romanticism that continues to fuel modern black separatism."-- Political Science Quarterly, In addition to discussing the complex blend of egalitarianism and paternalism in the thought of white proponents of black advancement, McPherson offers suggestions of the intricate mixture of racial consciousness, individual ambition, and racial romanticism that continues to fuel modern black separatism. -- Political Science Quarterly, The Abolitionist Legacyshows many of the same graces as its predecessor: wide-ranging and careful research, a strong sense of story line, an eye for good quotations, unyielding sympathy for those who devoted their lives to uplifting the freedmen. -- Reviews in American History, The Abolitionist Legacy shows many of the same graces as its predecessor: wide-ranging and careful research, a strong sense of story line, an eye for good quotations, unyielding sympathy for those who devoted their lives to uplifting the freedmen., Must surely be assigned an important place in the literature of the history of ideas and of race relations in the United States. -- The Times Literary Supplement, " The Abolitionist Legacy shows many of the same graces as its predecessor: wide-ranging and careful research, a strong sense of story line, an eye for good quotations, unyielding sympathy for those who devoted their lives to uplifting the freedmen."-- Reviews in American History, "Must surely be assigned an important place in the literature of the history of ideas and of race relations in the United States." -- The Times Literary Supplement [See full book description http://press.princeton.edu/titles/1500.html]

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Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal322.4/4/0973

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of ContentPreface to the 1995 Edition Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 3 Ch. 1 Unfinished Task: The Civil Rights Act of 1875 13 Ch. 2 Reconstruction Reconfirmed? The Election of 1872 24 Ch. 3 Reconstruction Unravels, 1873-1876 35 Ch. 4 Time, Education, and Bootstraps 53 Ch. 5 The Compromise of 1877 81 Ch. 6 Crosscurrents and Confusion, 1877-1880 95 Ch. 7 The New South 107 Ch. 8 Good-bye to the Bloody Shirt 121 Ch. 9 The Roots of Freedmen's Education 143 Ch. 10 Between Black and White: Puritans in Babylon 161 Ch. 11 Paternalism and Piety 184 Ch. 12 Detour or Mainstream? The Curriculum of Missionary Schools 203 Ch. 13 The Segregation Issue 224 Ch. 14 Berea College 244 Ch. 15 The Struggle for Black Control 262 Ch. 16 The Shattering of Hope 299 Ch. 17 Women's Rights and Anti-Imperialism 318 Ch. 18 History and Biology 333 Ch. 19 Booker T. Washington and the Reaffirmation of Gradualism 354 Ch. 20 The Rejection of Gradualism and the Founding of the NAACP 368 Appendix A: Abolitionists on Whom This Book is Based 395 Appendix B: Southern Negro Colleges and Secondary Schools Established by Northern Mission Societies 409 A Note on Sources 417 Index 423

SynopsisTracing the activities of nearly 300 abolitionists and their descendants, this title 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., 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., 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.

LC Classification NumberE185.61.M18 1995