Black Suffrage - Lincoln's Last Goal (Hardcover)

In April 1865, as the Civil War came to a close, Abraham Lincoln announced his support for voting rights for at least some of the newly freed enslaved people. Esteemed historian Paul Escott takes this milestone as an opportunity to explore popular sentiment in the North on this issue and, at the same time, to examine the vigorous efforts of Black leaders, in both North and South, to organize, demand, and work for their equal rights as citizens.As Escott reveals, there was in the spring of 1865 substantial and surprisingly general support for Black suffrage, most notably through the Republican Party, which had succeeded in linking the suffrage issue to the securing of the Union victory. This would be met with opposition, however, from Lincoln's successor, Andrew Johnson, and, just as important, from a Democratic Party-including Northern Democrats-that had failed during the course of the war to shed its racism. The momentum for Black suffrage would be further threatened by conflicts within the Republican Party over the issue. Based on extensive research into Republican and Democratic newspapers, magazines, speeches, and addresses, Escott's latest book illuminates the vigorous national debates in the pivotal year of 1865 over extending the franchise to all previously enslaved men-crucial debates that have not yet been examined in full-revealing both the nature and significance of growing support for Black suffrage and the depth of white racism that was its greatest obstacle.

General

Imprint:	University of Virginia Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	A Nation Divided
Release date:	June 2022
Authors:	Paul D Escott
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-8139-4817-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > 1800 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Civil war Books > History > American history > 1800 to 1900 Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-8139-4817-7
Barcode:	9780813948171

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