Apostles of equality : the Birneys, the Republicans, and the Civil War / D. Laurence Rogers.

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Rogers, D. Laurence [author.]

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text

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computer

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online resource

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9781609172336
1609172337
9781628960525
1628960523

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Apostles of equality.DDC classification:

973.71/14092 23

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E340.B6 R64 2011

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Contents:

pt. 1. The Birneys -- pt. 2. The Republicans -- pt. 3. The Civil War.

Summary: The first biographical account of the life of James Gillespie Birney in more than fifty years, this fabulously insightful history illuminates and elevates an all-but-forgotten figure whose political career contributed mightily to the American political fabric. Birney was a southern-born politician at the heart of the antislavery movement, with two southern-born sons who were major generals involved in key Union Army activities, including the leadership of the black troops. The interaction of the Birney's with historical figures (Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Henry Clay) highlights the significance of the family's activities in politics and war. D. Laurence Rogers offers a unique historiography of the abolition movement, the Civil War, and Reconstruction through the experiences of one family navigating momentous developments from the founding of the Republic until the late 19th century.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. The Birneys -- pt. 2. The Republicans -- pt. 3. The Civil War.

The first biographical account of the life of James Gillespie Birney in more than fifty years, this fabulously insightful history illuminates and elevates an all-but-forgotten figure whose political career contributed mightily to the American political fabric. Birney was a southern-born politician at the heart of the antislavery movement, with two southern-born sons who were major generals involved in key Union Army activities, including the leadership of the black troops. The interaction of the Birney's with historical figures (Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Henry Clay) highlights the significance of the family's activities in politics and war. D. Laurence Rogers offers a unique historiography of the abolition movement, the Civil War, and Reconstruction through the experiences of one family navigating momentous developments from the founding of the Republic until the late 19th century.

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