The Resource Who freed the slaves? : the fight over the Thirteenth Amendment, Leonard L. Richards
Who freed the slaves? : the fight over the Thirteenth Amendment, Leonard L. Richards
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- Summary
- "In the popular imagination, slavery in the United States ended with Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. The proclamation may have been limited--freeing only slaves within Confederate states who were able to make their way to Union lines--but it is nonetheless generally seen as the key moment, with Lincoln's leadership setting into motion a train of inevitable events that culminated in the passage of an outright ban: the Thirteenth Amendment. The real story, however, is much more complicated (and dramatic) than that. With Who Freed the Slaves?, distinguished historian Leonard L. Richards tells the little known story of the battle over the Thirteenth Amendment and of James Ashley, the unsung Ohio congressman who proposed the amendment and steered it to passage. Taking readers to the floor of Congress and the back rooms where deals were made, Richards brings to life the messy process of legislation--a process made all the more complicated by the bloody war and the deep-rooted fear of black emancipation. We watch as Ashley proposes, fine-tunes, and pushes the amendment even as Lincoln drags his feet, only coming aboard and providing crucial support at the last minute. Even as emancipation became the law of the land, Richards shows, its opponents were already regrouping, beginning what would become a decades-long--and largely successful--fight to limit the amendment's impact."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 306 pages
- Contents
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- Prologue: Wednesday, June 15, 1864
- The old order and its defenders
- Lincoln and emancipation
- To a white and black man's war
- The odd couple
- Hostility of the northern democracy
- The lame ducks of 1864
- The enforcement clause and its enemies
- Epilogue: Emancipation Day, 1893
- Appendix A: Significant events leading to the Thirteenth Amendment
- Appendix B: A historiographical note
- Isbn
- 9780226178202
- Label
- Who freed the slaves? : the fight over the Thirteenth Amendment
- Title
- Who freed the slaves?
- Title remainder
- the fight over the Thirteenth Amendment
- Statement of responsibility
- Leonard L. Richards
- Subject
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- Ashley, James Mitchell, 1824-1896
- Constitution (United States)
- Emancipation Proclamation (United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln))
- History
- Slavery -- Law and legislation
- Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Slaves -- Emancipation
- 1800-1899
- United States
- United States
- United States, President (1861-1865 : Lincoln)
- United States, President (1861-1865 : Lincoln).
- United States. -- History
- Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Ashley, James Mitchell, 1824-1896
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In the popular imagination, slavery in the United States ended with Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. The proclamation may have been limited--freeing only slaves within Confederate states who were able to make their way to Union lines--but it is nonetheless generally seen as the key moment, with Lincoln's leadership setting into motion a train of inevitable events that culminated in the passage of an outright ban: the Thirteenth Amendment. The real story, however, is much more complicated (and dramatic) than that. With Who Freed the Slaves?, distinguished historian Leonard L. Richards tells the little known story of the battle over the Thirteenth Amendment and of James Ashley, the unsung Ohio congressman who proposed the amendment and steered it to passage. Taking readers to the floor of Congress and the back rooms where deals were made, Richards brings to life the messy process of legislation--a process made all the more complicated by the bloody war and the deep-rooted fear of black emancipation. We watch as Ashley proposes, fine-tunes, and pushes the amendment even as Lincoln drags his feet, only coming aboard and providing crucial support at the last minute. Even as emancipation became the law of the land, Richards shows, its opponents were already regrouping, beginning what would become a decades-long--and largely successful--fight to limit the amendment's impact."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- ICU/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Richards, Leonard L
- Dewey number
- 342.7308/7
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- KF4545.S5
- LC item number
- R53 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States.
- Ashley, James Mitchell
- United States
- Ashley, James Mitchell
- United States
- United States
- Ashley, James Mitchell
- Slaves
- Slavery
- Slavery
- Slaves
- United States
- Label
- Who freed the slaves? : the fight over the Thirteenth Amendment, Leonard L. Richards
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-295) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: Wednesday, June 15, 1864 -- The old order and its defenders -- Lincoln and emancipation -- To a white and black man's war -- The odd couple -- Hostility of the northern democracy -- The lame ducks of 1864 -- The enforcement clause and its enemies -- Epilogue: Emancipation Day, 1893 -- Appendix A: Significant events leading to the Thirteenth Amendment -- Appendix B: A historiographical note
- Control code
- ocn881469687
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- x, 306 pages
- Isbn
- 9780226178202
- Lccn
- 2014023200
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780226178202
- (OCoLC)881469687
- Label
- Who freed the slaves? : the fight over the Thirteenth Amendment, Leonard L. Richards
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-295) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: Wednesday, June 15, 1864 -- The old order and its defenders -- Lincoln and emancipation -- To a white and black man's war -- The odd couple -- Hostility of the northern democracy -- The lame ducks of 1864 -- The enforcement clause and its enemies -- Epilogue: Emancipation Day, 1893 -- Appendix A: Significant events leading to the Thirteenth Amendment -- Appendix B: A historiographical note
- Control code
- ocn881469687
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- x, 306 pages
- Isbn
- 9780226178202
- Lccn
- 2014023200
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780226178202
- (OCoLC)881469687
Subject
- Ashley, James Mitchell, 1824-1896
- Constitution (United States)
- Emancipation Proclamation (United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln))
- History
- Slavery -- Law and legislation
- Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Slaves -- Emancipation
- 1800-1899
- United States
- United States
- United States, President (1861-1865 : Lincoln)
- United States, President (1861-1865 : Lincoln).
- United States. -- History
- Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Ashley, James Mitchell, 1824-1896
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