Race, slavery and the Civil War : the tough stuff of American history and memory
Title:
Race, slavery and the Civil War : the tough stuff of American history and memory
Author:
Horton, James Oliver.
ISBN:
9780983401209
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
Richmond, Va. : Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission, 2011.
Physical Description:
xiii, 141 p. : ill., port. ; 24 cm.
Series:
Signature conferene series
Contents:
Panel 1: Race, Slavery and the Civil War: The role of the underground railroad as a cause of the CIvil War / Spencer Crew -- Waterways to freedom: the underground railroad in Hampton Roads / Cassandra Newby-Alexander -- The quest for black rights in the midst of war / Edna Greene Medford -- Black soldiers and the struggle for equality during the American Civil War / Ira Berlin -- The myth of black Confederates / Bruce Levine -- Panel I discussion -- Panel I question & answer -- Panel II: The tough stuff of American history and memory -- Slavery, freedom, and the union navy / James McPherson -- John Washington: how, when, where and why emancipation Happened / David Blight -- Harriet Jacobs in the refugee camps / Jean Fagan Yellin -- Addressing the causes of the Civil War in public history / Dwight T. Pitcaithley -- Panel II discussion -- Panel II question & answer.
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