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Confederate Emancipation : Southern Plans to Free and Arm Slaves During the Civil War

Bruce Levine looks closely at Confederate plans to arm and free slaves. He offers an engaging and illuminating account of a fascinating and politically charged idea, setting it firmly in the context of the Civil War and the part played in it by the issue of slavery and the actions of the slaves themselves
eBook, English, 2005
Oxford University Press, Incorporated, Cary, 2005
History
1 online resource (263 pages)
9780198033677, 0198033672
922952721
""Contents""; ""Introduction: The Puzzle of Confederate Emancipation""; ""1 “A Desperate Expedient�: The Heresy and Its Origins, 1861�1864""; ""2 “What Did We Go to War For?�: The Critics� Indictment""; ""3 Black and Gray: Slaves and the Confederate War Effort""; ""4 “We Can Devise the Means�: The Long-Term Plan""; ""5 “On the Footing of Soldiers�: Enacting and Implementing New Policy, 1864�1865""; ""6 “Like a Drowning Man Catching at Straws�: Could It Have Worked?""; ""Conclusion From Black Troops to Black Codes: “Confederate Emancipation� in War and Peace"" ""Acknowledgments""""Notes""; ""Sources Cited""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""
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