| Description |
xiv, 319 p. ; 20 cm. |
| Note |
Reprint of the rev. and updated ed. Originally published: New York : A. Lane, Penguin Press, 1994. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-294) and index. |
| Contents |
Foundations of repression -- Law of black suppression -- Defiant slaves and defiant states -- Seminole war as a black freedom movement: phase one -- Seminole war as a black freedom movement: phase two -- Abolition and the abrogation of civil liberties -- Controlling Blacks during the Civil War -- Bottom remains on the bottom -- Changing modes of oppression: 1877-1900 -- Riots, lynchings, and federal quiescence -- Moving off dead center -- Illusion of a new era -- Toward federal protection -- States act despite themselves -- Riots, rebellion and repression -- Protests and renewed violence -- More rebellion and repression -- Still the "disquieting" presence. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Civil rights.
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African Americans -- History.
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African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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| ISBN |
0140232982 (pbk.) |
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