More Than Freedom : : Fighting for Black Citizenship in a White Republic, 1829-1889
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A place for "colored citizens" -- Fighting Jim Crow in the cradle of liberty -- Our unfinished church -- The means of elevation -- The heirs of Crispus Attucks -- Outlaws -- The fall and rise of the United States -- Radical reconstruction on Beacon Hill -- "The war of races" -- Burying Lewis Hayden.
Chronicles the efforts of Northern activists to establish free citizenship for African Americans before and after the Civil War, explaining how their campaigns redefined citizenship and extended well beyond the parameters of emancipation.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Penguin Press, 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: 514 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781594203428
1594203423
SUBJECTS
African Americans -- Boston Region -- History -- 19th century.
African Americans -- History -- Boston Region -- 19th century.
Free African Americans -- Boston Region -- History -- 19th century.
Free African Americans -- History -- Boston Region -- 19th century.
Citizenship -- History -- 19th century.
Boston Region (Mass.) -- History -- 19th century.
Boston Region (Mass.) -- History -- 19th century.