Gender and the Jubilee: Black Freedom and the Reconstruction of Citizenship in Civil War Missouri (Studies in the Legal History of the South Ser.)
Sharon Romeo
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Hardcover. Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 black & white images, 2 diagrams, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; HBWJ; JFSJ1; JFSL3; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 825.
Gender and the Jubilee is a bold reconceptualization of black freedom during the Civil War that uncovers the political and constitutional claims made by African American women. By analyzing the actions of women in the urban environment of St. Louis and the surrounding areas of rural Missouri, Romeo uncovers the confluenceof military events, policy changes, and black agency that shaped the gendered paths to freedom and citizenship.
During the turbulent years of the Civil War crisis, African American women asserted their vision of freedom through a multitude of strategies. They took concerns ordinarily under the jurisdiction of civil courts, ... Read more
Gender and the Jubilee is a bold reconceptualization of black freedom during the Civil War that uncovers the political and constitutional claims made by African American women. By analyzing the actions of women in the urban environment of St. Louis and the surrounding areas of rural Missouri, Romeo uncovers the confluenceof military events, policy changes, and black agency that shaped the gendered paths to freedom and citizenship.
During the turbulent years of the Civil War crisis, African American women asserted their vision of freedom through a multitude of strategies. They took concerns ordinarily under the jurisdiction of civil courts, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in the Legal History of the South
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820348018
SKU
V9780820348018
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About Sharon Romeo
Sharon Romeo is an assistant professor of history and classics at the Universityof Alberta.
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