| Of Times and Race: Essays Inspired by John F. Marszalek Contributor(s): Ballard, Michael B. (Editor), Cheathem, Mark R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1617036390 ISBN-13: 9781617036392 Publisher: University Press of Mississippi OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - 19th Century - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 973.049 |
| LCCN: 2012017997 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" (0.95 lbs) 178 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Of Times and Race contains eight essays on African American history from the Jacksonian era through the early twentieth century. Taken together, these essays, inspired by noted scholar John F. Marszalek, demonstrate the many nuances of African Americans' struggle to grasp freedom, respect, assimilation, and basic rights of American citizens. Essays include Mark R. Cheathem's look at Andrew Jackson Donelson's struggle to keep his plantations operating within the ever-growing debate over slavery in mid-nineteenth-century America. Thomas D. Cockrell examines Southern Unionism during the Civil War and wrestles with the difficulty of finding hard evidence due to sparse sources. Stephen S. Michot examines issues of race in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, and finds that blacks involved themselves in both armies, curiously clouding issues of slavery and freedom. Michael B. Ballard delves into how Mississippi slaves and Union soldiers interacted during the Vicksburg campaign. Union treatment of freedmen and of U.S. colored troops demonstrated that blacks escaping slavery were not always welcomed. Horace Nash finds that sports, especially boxing, played a fascinating role in blending black and white relations in the west during Reconstruction. Timothy Smith explores the roles of African Americans who participated in the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps during the creation of the Shiloh National Military Park. James Scott Humphreys analyzes the efforts of two twentieth-century historians who wished to debunk the old, racist views of Reconstruction known as the Dunning school of interpretation. Edna Greene Medford provides a concluding essay that ties together the essays in the book and addresses the larger themes running throughout the text. Essays by Michael B. Ballard, Mark R. Cheathem, Thomas D. Cockrell, Edna Greene Medford, Stephen S. Michot, Horace Nash, Timothy B. Smith, and James Scott Humphreys |
Contributor Bio(s): Cheathem, Mark R.: - Mark R. Cheathem is an associate professor of history at Cumberland University. He is the author of Old Hickory's Nephew: The Political and Private Struggles of Andrew Jackson Donelson and editor of Jacksonian and Antebellum Age: People and Perspectives. Ballard, Michael B.: -Michael B. Ballard is professor, university archivist, coordinator of the Congressional and Political Research Center, and associate editor of the U. S. Grant publishing projects at Mississippi State University. He is the author or editor of eleven books including The Civil War in Mississippi: Major Campaigns and Battles and U. S. Grant: The Making of a General, 1861-1863. |