The American Civil War: A Racial Reckoning

This book provides a concise overview of the Civil War and Reconstruction periods, including primary documents, a chronology, a glossary, and a Who's Who guide to key figures. It highlights the dramatic social and political changes that occurred during this time.

Format: Hardback
Length: 134 pages
Publication date: 28 April 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The American Civil War: A Racial Reckoning is a comprehensive and concise overview of the American Civil War, placing race at the center of the war and Reconstruction experience. The book discusses the sectional crisis and the expansion of slavery into new territories as precipitating events that led many Americans to see slavery as the most important issue facing the nation. Political developments and the military struggle are addressed in detail, as well as the dramatic social and political changes that occurred as slavery and plantation societies crumbled. The author also addresses the creation of Confederate monuments, the denial of the centrality of slavery in the conflict, and other efforts to redeem and memorialize the Confederacy as key components of the Lost Cause. This text provides students with a thoughtful analysis of the war's long-term impacts and is placed within the context of the nation's ongoing struggle for true equality. An array of primary documents supports the text, along with a Chronology, Glossary, and Who's Who guide to key figures. This book will be of interest to students of the Civil War and those on more general American history courses.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367485641