Emancipation's Diaspora: Race and Reconstruction in the Upper Midwest

by Leslie A. Schwalm

Book Overview

Most studies of emancipation's consequences have focused on the South. Moving the discussion to the North, Leslie Schwalm enriches our understanding of the national impact of the transition from slavery to freedom. Emancipation's Diaspora follows the lives and experiences of thousands of men and women who liberated themselves from slavery, made their way to overwhelmingly white communities in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, and worked to live...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807859508
• ISBN13: 9780807859506
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"