Race and Liberty in the New Nation: Emancipation in Virginia from the Revolution to Nat Turner's Rebellion

by Eva Sheppard Wolf

Book Overview

By examining how ordinary Virginia citizens grappled with the vexing problem of slavery in a society dedicated to universal liberty, Eva Sheppard Wolf broadens our understanding of such concepts as freedom, slavery, emancipation, and race in the early years of the American republic. She frames her study around the moment between slavery and liberty -- emancipation -- shedding new light on the complicated relations between whites and blacks in a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807134171
• ISBN13: 9780807134177
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"