An Example for All the Land: Emancipation and the Struggle over Equality in Washington, D.C.
Kate Masur
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Description
An Example for All the Land reveals Washington, D.C. as a laboratory for social policy in the era of emancipation and the Civil War. In this panoramic study, Kate Masur provides a nuanced account of African Americans' grassroots activism, municipal politics, and the U.S. Congress. She tells the provocative story of how black men's right to vote transformed local affairs, and how, in short order, city reformers made that right virtually meaningless. Bringing the question of equality to the forefront of Reconstruction scholarship, this widely praised study explores how concerns about public and private space, civilization, and dependency informed the period's debate over rights and citizenship.
Product Details
Price
$43.13
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Publish Date
August 01, 2012
Pages
376
Dimensions
6.1 X 9.2 X 0.9 inches | 1.2 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780807872666
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About the Author
Kate Masur is associate professor of history and African American studies at Northwestern University.
Reviews
Masur positions her work at the intersection of political and social history. . . [and] carefully reconstructs the interplay between national and local forces, between the general and the specific. . . . A compelling work that will serve as a model for similar studies for years to come.--Journal of American Ethnic History
I highly recommend this book because Masur provides us a wonderfully well-documented and fascinating history of [Washington D.C.] with lessons for today....An important book....[and] a rewarding one that will hopefully evoke public debate and inspire new ideas for the future.--Susie's Budget and Policy Corner blog
In all, Masur sets a new standard in Reconstruction historiography. In a stunning achievement, she has unearthed a lost democratic legacy that was previously unknown--and presented it poignantly and provocatively.--Journal of American History
[Masur's] book highlights how the District's direct relationship with a Republican-dominated Congress can help us assess the intentions and the limits of the GOP's commitment to racial equality.--Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians
[An] excellent book--Washington History
Masur's elegant, nuanced study . . . is both a superb social and political history of the nation's capital during this crucial period and a significant contribution to the scholarship of race and Reconstruction. . . . Rich, well-researched, and well-conceived. . . . A sophisticated and fascinating treatment deserving of a wide audience. Highly recommended.--Choice
A solid foundation for a comparative assessment of urban-based emancipation politics. . . . [This book] illuminates how Washington, D.C., provided important precedents for both expansive and limited views of emancipation and the rights of black people.--Journal of Southern History
Kate Masur's original and widely ramifying study of post-emancipation struggles over equality in Washington, D.C. . . . [is] powerful indeed.--American Historical Review
[A] deeply researched, beautifully written narrative. . . . A must-read book, not only for those interested in the emancipation and Reconstruction but for anyone interested in the long, complicated, and contentious story of equality in the United States.--Civil War History
A study worthy of the subject. Deeply researched and compellingly argued, Masur's book provides new insight. --Journal of the Civil War Era
I highly recommend this book because Masur provides us a wonderfully well-documented and fascinating history of [Washington D.C.] with lessons for today....An important book....[and] a rewarding one that will hopefully evoke public debate and inspire new ideas for the future.--Susie's Budget and Policy Corner blog
In all, Masur sets a new standard in Reconstruction historiography. In a stunning achievement, she has unearthed a lost democratic legacy that was previously unknown--and presented it poignantly and provocatively.--Journal of American History
[Masur's] book highlights how the District's direct relationship with a Republican-dominated Congress can help us assess the intentions and the limits of the GOP's commitment to racial equality.--Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians
[An] excellent book--Washington History
Masur's elegant, nuanced study . . . is both a superb social and political history of the nation's capital during this crucial period and a significant contribution to the scholarship of race and Reconstruction. . . . Rich, well-researched, and well-conceived. . . . A sophisticated and fascinating treatment deserving of a wide audience. Highly recommended.--Choice
A solid foundation for a comparative assessment of urban-based emancipation politics. . . . [This book] illuminates how Washington, D.C., provided important precedents for both expansive and limited views of emancipation and the rights of black people.--Journal of Southern History
Kate Masur's original and widely ramifying study of post-emancipation struggles over equality in Washington, D.C. . . . [is] powerful indeed.--American Historical Review
[A] deeply researched, beautifully written narrative. . . . A must-read book, not only for those interested in the emancipation and Reconstruction but for anyone interested in the long, complicated, and contentious story of equality in the United States.--Civil War History
A study worthy of the subject. Deeply researched and compellingly argued, Masur's book provides new insight. --Journal of the Civil War Era
