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Black New Orleans, 1860-1880

Reissued for the first time in over thirty years, Black New Orleans explores the twenty-year period in which the city's black population more than doubled. Meticulously researched and replete with archival illustrations from newspapers and rare periodicals, John W. Blassingame's groundbreaking history offers a unique look at the economic and social life of black people in New Orleans during Reconstruction. Not a conventional political treatment, Blassingame's history instead emphasizes the educational, religious, cultural, and economic activities of African Americans during the lat
eBook, English, ©1973
University of Chicago Press, Chicago, ©1973
History
1 online resource (xvii, 301 pages) : illustrations
9780226057095, 9780226057071, 9780226057088, 9781281959140, 9786611959142, 0226057097, 0226057070, 0226057089, 1281959146, 6611959149
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Illustrations; Abbreviations; Preface; 1. The Negro in Antebellum New Orleans: Background for Reconstruction; 2. Fighting for Freedom; 3. Land, Lahor, and Capital; 4. Family Life; 5. Schools, Colleges, and Intellectual Life; 6. Social Life and Problems; 7. Race Relations; Conclusions; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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