The Problem of Emancipation: The Caribbean Roots of the American Civil War

The Problem of Emancipation: The Caribbean Roots of the American Civil War
ISBN-10
0807134635
ISBN-13
9780807134634
Category
History
Pages
360
Language
English
Published
2009-08
Publisher
LSU Press
Author
Edward Bartlett Rugemer

Description

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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